Trimble, TN
Trimble wildfire risk explained
Trimble's 354 buildings earn a 16th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Trimble's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
Where Trimble's buildings actually sit
63.3% of Trimble's 354 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 36.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Trimble against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Trimble's 16th national percentile and its 4th percentile inside Tennessee, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Trimble ranks 26,358 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,225 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 483 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Trimble
At the 16th national percentile, Trimble rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Trimble's 63.3% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 354 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Trimble. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Trimble, see the exposure-zones guide.