Dupont, IN
How exposed is Dupont to wildfire?
Dupont's 248 buildings earn a 15th-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, Dupont's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 16th percentile nationally.
Where Dupont's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Dupont: 54.4% of its 248 buildings, versus 0.4% Indirect and 45.2% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Dupont ranks
Within Indiana, Dupont ranks higher (69th percentile) than it does nationally (15th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dupont ranks 26,785 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,198 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 306 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dupont
Dupont's low wildfire rating (15th 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 Dupont (54.4%), 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
Dupont's 15th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Dupont, see the exposure-zones guide.