Fairfield University, CT
How exposed is Fairfield University to wildfire?
Fairfield University sits at the 21st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 77 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fairfield University's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
Fairfield University's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of Fairfield University's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 0% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Fairfield University ranks
Fairfield University scores 21st nationally and 10th within Connecticut — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fairfield University ranks 25,045 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,000 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 192 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 21st national percentile, Fairfield University rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Fairfield University
Even with 100% of Fairfield University outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 77 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Fairfield University. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Fairfield University, see the exposure-zones guide.