Brandon, CO
Brandon wildfire risk explained
Brandon's 44 buildings earn a 79th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Brandon at the 78th percentile, close to its 79th-percentile risk score.
Where Brandon's buildings actually sit
44 buildings are counted in Brandon, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Brandon ranks
Brandon ranks lower within Colorado (52nd percentile statewide) than its 79th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brandon ranks 6,584 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,069 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 225 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Brandon and the insurance market
Brandon's high rating (79th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Brandon in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Brandon's figures come from
Brandon's 79th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Brandon's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.