Trussville, AL
Trussville, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Trussville sits at the 73rd 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 10,618 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Trussville at the 76th percentile, close to its 73rd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 56.4% of Trussville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 43.6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 5,985 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most. At 10,618 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How Trussville compares
Trussville's 73rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 53rd ranking inside Alabama does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 20 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Trussville ranks 8,560 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 1,506 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 278 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Trussville's high rating (73rd 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 Trussville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Trussville (56.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Trussville's figures come from
Trussville's 73rd-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 Trussville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.