Brookfield, MA
Brookfield, MA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Brookfield's 412 buildings earn a 32nd-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brookfield's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 29th percentile nationally.
Brookfield's building exposure, zone by zone
412 buildings are counted in Brookfield, and 53.9% 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.
Brookfield against the rest of the country
Within Massachusetts, Brookfield ranks higher (85th percentile) than it does nationally (32nd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brookfield ranks 21,392 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,986 by building count (1 is largest). Within Massachusetts alone, it ranks 38 of 248 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Massachusetts on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Brookfield
Brookfield's moderate wildfire rating (32nd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Brookfield
Because Direct exposure dominates in Brookfield (53.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Brookfield's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 412 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Brookfield. The exposure-zones guide covers what Brookfield's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.