Bee Ridge, FL
How exposed is Bee Ridge to wildfire?
Bee Ridge sits at the 61st 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 4,311 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bee Ridge at the 62nd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Bee Ridge's buildings actually sit
94.1% of Bee Ridge's 4,311 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 5.9% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Bee Ridge ranks
Inside Florida, Bee Ridge sits at just the 15th percentile even though it scores 61st nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bee Ridge ranks 12,377 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,971 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 806 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bee Ridge
Bee Ridge's high rating (61st 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 Bee Ridge
With 94.1% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Bee Ridge gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Bee Ridge's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bee Ridge's 12,377-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bee Ridge's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.