Vance, AL
Vance, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Vance's 1,038 buildings earn a 72nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Vance at the 74th percentile, close to its 72nd-percentile risk score.
Vance's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Vance's 1,038 counted buildings, 67.4% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Vance ranks
Vance ranks lower within Alabama (51st percentile statewide) than its 72nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Vance ranks 8,907 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,666 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 292 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
Vance's high rating (72nd 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 Vance
Vance's 67.4% 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.
More on how this number was built
Vance's 72nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Vance, see the exposure-zones guide.