Slocomb, AL
How exposed is Slocomb to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Slocomb at the 59th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,520 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Slocomb's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
Slocomb's building exposure, zone by zone
1,520 buildings are counted in Slocomb, and 67.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 2.2% rated Minimal.
How Slocomb compares
Slocomb's 59th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 23rd ranking inside Alabama does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 36 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Slocomb ranks 12,943 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,081 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 456 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Slocomb and the insurance market
Slocomb's elevated rating (59th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Slocomb
Slocomb's 67.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Slocomb's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,520 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Slocomb. The exposure-zones guide covers what Slocomb's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.