Colebrook, NH
How exposed is Colebrook to wildfire?
USFS scores Colebrook at the 8th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 803 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Colebrook's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 8th percentile nationally.
Where Colebrook's buildings actually sit
803 buildings are counted in Colebrook, and 69.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 30.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Colebrook ranks
Colebrook's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Hampshire (1st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (8th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Colebrook ranks 29,000 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,607 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Hampshire alone, it ranks 99 of 100 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Hampshire on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Colebrook
Colebrook's low rating (8th 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 Colebrook
Because 69.7% of Colebrook's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Colebrook's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 803 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Colebrook. The exposure-zones guide covers what Colebrook's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.