West Blocton, AL
West Blocton, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores West Blocton at the 71st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 885 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks West Blocton at the 73rd national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where West Blocton's buildings actually sit
62.7% of West Blocton's 885 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 555 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 37.3% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
West Blocton against the rest of the country
West Blocton ranks lower within Alabama (48th percentile statewide) than its 71st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, West Blocton ranks 9,255 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,854 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 309 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in West Blocton
West Blocton's high rating (71st 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 West Blocton
West Blocton's 62.7% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 885 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for West Blocton. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond West Blocton, see the exposure-zones guide.