Bridgeport, MI
Bridgeport wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Bridgeport at the 7th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 3,638 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bridgeport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 7th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
62.9% of Bridgeport's 3,638 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 36.1% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Bridgeport against the rest of the country
Bridgeport's risk sits at a similar level relative to Michigan (20th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (7th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bridgeport ranks 29,348 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,604 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 597 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 7th national percentile, Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport
With 62.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Bridgeport gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Bridgeport's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,638 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bridgeport. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bridgeport's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.