Bridgeport, TX
Bridgeport wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Bridgeport at the 91st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 2,468 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bridgeport at the 92nd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Bridgeport's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Bridgeport (56.4% of 2,468 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 24.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Bridgeport ranks
There's little gap between Bridgeport's 91st national percentile and its 86th percentile inside Texas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bridgeport ranks 2,875 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,357 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 251 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Bridgeport's very high rating (91st 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.
Hardening a home in Bridgeport
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Bridgeport (56.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Bridgeport's figures come from
Bridgeport's 91st-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 Bridgeport's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.