Bound Brook, NJ
Bound Brook, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Bound Brook at the 25th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 2,900 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bound Brook at the 25th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Bound Brook (60% of 2,900 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 12% sit in the Direct zone.
Bound Brook against the rest of the country
Bound Brook's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Jersey (16th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (25th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bound Brook ranks 23,608 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,583 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 587 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 25th national percentile, Bound Brook rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Bound Brook's 60% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bound Brook's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,900 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bound Brook. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bound Brook's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.