Tasley, VA
Tasley wildfire risk explained
Tasley sits at the 45th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 262 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Tasley's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Where Tasley's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 61.1% of Tasley's 262 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 38.9% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Tasley ranks
Tasley scores 45th nationally and 42nd within Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tasley ranks 17,507 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,793 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 396 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 45th national percentile, Tasley rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Tasley
Tasley's 61.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Tasley's 45th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Tasley, see the exposure-zones guide.