Fieldsboro, NJ
How exposed is Fieldsboro to wildfire?
Fieldsboro sits at the 57th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 247 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fieldsboro's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 57th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 59.5% of Fieldsboro's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 40.5% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Fieldsboro against the rest of the country
Fieldsboro's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Jersey (66th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (57th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fieldsboro ranks 13,470 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,238 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 236 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fieldsboro
Fieldsboro's elevated rating (57th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Fieldsboro's 59.5% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Fieldsboro's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 247 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Fieldsboro. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fieldsboro's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.