Beecher Falls, VT
Beecher Falls wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Beecher Falls at the 8th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 136 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Beecher Falls at the 9th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Beecher Falls's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 63.2% of Beecher Falls's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 36.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 86 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Beecher Falls ranks
Beecher Falls's risk sits at a similar level relative to Vermont (3rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (8th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Beecher Falls ranks 28,918 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,471 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 174 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Beecher Falls
At the 8th national percentile, Beecher Falls rates low 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 Beecher Falls
Beecher Falls's 63.2% 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 Beecher Falls's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 136 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Beecher Falls. The exposure-zones guide covers what Beecher Falls's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.