Bethlehem, NH
Bethlehem, NH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Bethlehem sits at the 15th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 507 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bethlehem's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 16th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Bethlehem: 75.9% of its 507 buildings, versus 24.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Bethlehem compares
Bethlehem scores 15th nationally and 20th within New Hampshire — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bethlehem ranks 26,667 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,226 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Hampshire alone, it ranks 80 of 100 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Hampshire on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bethlehem
At the 15th national percentile, Bethlehem rates low 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
Bethlehem's 75.9% 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 507 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bethlehem. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bethlehem, see the exposure-zones guide.