Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL
How exposed is Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace to wildfire?
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace's 4,383 buildings earn a 56th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace at the 57th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace's buildings actually sit
Most of Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace's buildings (50.3%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace ranks
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace ranks lower within Florida (9th percentile statewide) than its 56th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace ranks 13,949 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,891 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 867 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace and the insurance market
At the 56th national percentile, Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace (50.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace's 13,949-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.