Weems, VA
Weems, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Weems at the 42nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 201 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Weems's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Weems's 201 counted buildings, 88.1% carry Direct exposure and only 11.9% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Weems ranks
Weems's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (37th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (42nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Weems ranks 18,392 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,821 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 429 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Weems and the insurance market
At the 42nd national percentile, Weems 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 Weems
Weems's 88.1% 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 Weems's figures come from
Weems's 42nd-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 Weems's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.