Chimney Hill, VT
Chimney Hill, VT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Chimney Hill's 493 buildings earn a 16th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Chimney Hill's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
493 buildings are counted in Chimney Hill, and 100% 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.
Where Chimney Hill ranks
Chimney Hill's 64th-percentile standing inside Vermont outpaces its 16th 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, Chimney Hill ranks 26,360 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,489 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 65 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Chimney Hill and the insurance market
Chimney Hill's low wildfire rating (16th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Chimney Hill (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Chimney Hill's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 493 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Chimney Hill. The exposure-zones guide covers what Chimney Hill's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.