Bridgeton, IN
How exposed is Bridgeton to wildfire?
USFS scores Bridgeton at the 13th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 180 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bridgeton at the 13th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Bridgeton's buildings actually sit
180 buildings are counted in Bridgeton, and 65.6% 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.
Bridgeton against the rest of the country
Bridgeton's 63rd-percentile standing inside Indiana outpaces its 13th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bridgeton ranks 27,537 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,617 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 361 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bridgeton
Bridgeton's low rating (13th 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 Bridgeton
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bridgeton (65.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 180 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bridgeton. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bridgeton, see the exposure-zones guide.