Selma, TX
Selma wildfire risk explained
Selma sits at the 61st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 3,959 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Selma's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 61st percentile nationally.
Selma's building exposure, zone by zone
59.8% of Selma's 3,959 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 18.6% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Selma compares
Selma's 61st national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 15th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 46 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Selma ranks 12,368 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,281 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,524 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Selma
Selma's high rating (61st percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Selma
With 59.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Selma gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Selma's figures come from
Selma's 61st-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 Selma's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.