Rockville, AL
Rockville wildfire risk explained
Rockville sits at the 81st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 43 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Rockville at the 82nd percentile, close to its 81st-percentile risk score.
Where Rockville's buildings actually sit
43 buildings are counted in Rockville, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Rockville against the rest of the country
Rockville scores 81st nationally and 78th within Alabama — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rockville ranks 6,007 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,087 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 131 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Rockville
At the 81st percentile nationally, Rockville carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Rockville
With 100% of Rockville in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Rockville's figures come from
Rockville's 81st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Rockville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.