Bridgeport, WV
How exposed is Bridgeport to wildfire?
Bridgeport's 3,913 buildings earn a 38th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Bridgeport at the 40th percentile, close to its 38th-percentile risk score.
Bridgeport's building exposure, zone by zone
3,913 buildings are counted in Bridgeport, and 84.3% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 15.7% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Bridgeport compares
Bridgeport ranks lower within West Virginia (9th percentile statewide) than its 38th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bridgeport ranks 19,650 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,326 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 389 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Bridgeport and the insurance market
Bridgeport's moderate rating (38th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Bridgeport
Bridgeport's 84.3% 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 Bridgeport's figures come from
Bridgeport's 38th-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.