Rockwell, NC
How exposed is Rockwell to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Rockwell at the 57th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,223 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Rockwell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 61st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
62.1% of Rockwell's 1,223 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 37.9% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Rockwell compares
There's little gap between Rockwell's 57th national percentile and its 56th percentile inside North Carolina, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rockwell ranks 13,404 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,518 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 344 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Rockwell and the insurance market
At the 57th national percentile, Rockwell rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 62.1% of Rockwell's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Rockwell's figures come from
Rockwell's 57th-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 Rockwell's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.