Broad Brook, CT
Broad Brook, CT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Broad Brook at the 23rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 1,504 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Broad Brook's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 22nd percentile nationally.
Where Broad Brook's buildings actually sit
64.5% of Broad Brook's 1,504 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 970 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 35.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0.4% are Minimal.
Where Broad Brook ranks
Broad Brook's risk sits at a similar level relative to Connecticut (19th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (23rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Broad Brook ranks 24,132 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,155 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 173 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Broad Brook
Broad Brook's moderate rating (23rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Broad Brook (64.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Broad Brook's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Broad Brook's 24,132-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Broad Brook's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.