Wildfire Risk in Virginia

All Virginia counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index wildfire score

Wildfire risk — uncontrolled fires that spread across wildland and into communities — is rated for 133 of 133 Virginia counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Wise County carries the state's highest wildfire score at 84.3, with $525K in expected annual wildfire losses.

No Virginia county reaches the High band for wildfire, and expected annual losses from wildfire total roughly $4M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Wildfire

#CountyWildfire ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Wise County
84.3
Low 0.01 / yr $525K
2 Dickenson County
83.3
Low 0.01 / yr $436K
3 Lee County
80.6
Low 0.01 / yr $252K
4 Accomack County
79.5
Low 0.00 / yr $276K
5 Augusta County
72.0
Low 0.00 / yr $186K
6 Buchanan County
72.0
Low 0.01 / yr $133K
7 Bedford County
66.6
Low 0.00 / yr $141K
8 Chesapeake City
66.4
Low 0.00 / yr $168K
9 Rockingham County
64.4
Low 0.00 / yr $119K
10 Albemarle County
64.3
Low 0.00 / yr $120K
11 Shenandoah County
63.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $95K
12 Rockbridge County
59.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $67K
13 Frederick County
57.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $105K
14 Tazewell County
57.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $53K
15 Carroll County
55.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $46K
16 York County
55.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $113K
17 Virginia Beach City
55.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $102K
18 Suffolk City
55.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $78K
19 Russell County
54.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $47K
20 Page County
53.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $46K
21 Scott County
52.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $34K
22 Floyd County
49.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $48K
23 Isle of Wight County
48.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $55K
24 Nelson County
46.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $31K
25 James City County
46.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $48K
26 Grayson County
45.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
27 Gloucester County
45.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $40K
28 Amherst County
45.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $30K
29 Pittsylvania County
44.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $24K
30 Chesterfield County
44.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $47K
31 Campbell County
43.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $27K
32 Greene County
42.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $32K
33 Mathews County
40.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
34 Madison County
39.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $28K
35 Rappahannock County
38.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
36 Franklin County
38.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
37 Loudoun County
37.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $34K
38 Montgomery County
37.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $24K
39 Warren County
36.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $26K
40 Culpeper County
35.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
41 Fauquier County
34.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $28K
42 Newport News City
34.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
43 Henrico County
34.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
44 Fairfax County
34.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $24K
45 Washington County
33.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
46 Clarke County
33.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $26K
47 Norfolk City
32.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
48 Roanoke County
32.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
49 Hanover County
31.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $26K
50 Middlesex County
31.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
51 Smyth County
31.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
52 Orange County
30.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
53 Northampton County
29.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
54 New Kent County
27.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
55 Pulaski County
25.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
56 Halifax County
25.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
57 Botetourt County
25.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
58 Hampton City
24.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $10K
59 Mecklenburg County
24.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
60 Prince George County
24.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
61 Galax City
23.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
62 Norton City
23.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
63 Louisa County
22.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
64 Henry County
22.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
65 Patrick County
22.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
66 Dinwiddie County
21.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
67 Charles City County
21.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
68 Brunswick County
21.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
69 Wythe County
21.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
70 Appomattox County
21.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
71 Bath County
21.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
72 Buckingham County
20.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
73 Sussex County
19.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
74 Portsmouth City
19.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
75 Northumberland County
19.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
76 Caroline County
19.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
77 Lancaster County
18.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
78 Prince William County
18.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
79 Stafford County
18.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
80 Alleghany County
18.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
81 Richmond City
18.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
82 King and Queen County
17.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
83 Spotsylvania County
17.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
84 Poquoson City
17.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
85 Surry County
16.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
86 Westmoreland County
16.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
87 Fluvanna County
16.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
88 Southampton County
15.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
89 Lunenburg County
15.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
90 Petersburg City
15.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
91 Danville City
13.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
92 Highland County
13.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
93 Giles County
12.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
94 Prince Edward County
12.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
95 Powhatan County
12.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
96 King George County
12.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
97 Greensville County
12.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
98 Charlotte County
11.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
99 Staunton City
11.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
100 Harrisonburg City
10.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
101 Essex County
10.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
102 Goochland County
9.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
103 King William County
8.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
104 Nottoway County
8.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
105 Lynchburg City
8.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
106 Craig County
8.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
107 Roanoke City
8.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
108 Williamsburg City
8.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
109 Cumberland County
8.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
110 Bland County
6.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
111 Amelia County
6.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
112 Alexandria City
5.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
113 Arlington County
5.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
114 Winchester City
5.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
115 Richmond County
4.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
116 Hopewell City
3.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $767
117 Radford City
2.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
118 Waynesboro City
2.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
119 Lexington City
2.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $701
120 Franklin City
2.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $605
121 Fredericksburg City
1.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
122 Colonial Heights City
1.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $856
123 Salem City
1.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $692
124 Fairfax City
1.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $671
125 Buena Vista City
1.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $414
126 Emporia City
0.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $333
127 Manassas City
0.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $333
128 Martinsville City
0.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $186
129 Bristol City
0.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $182
130 Manassas Park City
0.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $137
131 Charlottesville City
0.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $136
132 Covington City
0.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $69
133 Falls Church City
0.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $100

133 Virginia counties with measurable wildfire risk. See the national wildfire ranking or all Virginia counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Virginia county has the highest wildfire risk?

Wise County has the highest FEMA wildfire risk score in Virginia at 84.3 (Low), with $525K in expected annual losses and about 0.01 events per year.

How many Virginia counties face significant wildfire risk?

133 Virginia counties record measurable wildfire risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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