Rossville, TN
How exposed is Rossville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Rossville lands at the 75th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 676 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Rossville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
Where Rossville's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Rossville (57% of 676 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 43.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Rossville against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Rossville's 75th national percentile and its 77th percentile inside Tennessee, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rossville ranks 7,856 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,918 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 115 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Rossville
At the 75th percentile nationally, Rossville carries the 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 57% of Rossville'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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 676 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rossville. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Rossville, see the exposure-zones guide.