East Burke, VT
East Burke wildfire risk explained
East Burke's 124 buildings earn a 12th-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, East Burke's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 12th percentile nationally.
East Burke's building exposure, zone by zone
88.7% of East Burke's 124 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 110 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 11.3% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where East Burke ranks
There's little gap between East Burke's 12th national percentile and its 10th percentile inside Vermont, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, East Burke ranks 27,841 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,008 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 162 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in East Burke
East Burke's low rating (12th 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 East Burke
With 88.7% of East Burke in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where East Burke's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind East Burke's 27,841-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what East Burke's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.