Flanders, NJ
Flanders, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Flanders at the 35th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 3,103 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Flanders's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
Flanders's building exposure, zone by zone
63.3% of Flanders's 3,103 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,963 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 36.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Flanders compares
Flanders's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Jersey (35th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (35th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Flanders ranks 20,458 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,287 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 459 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Flanders
At the 35th national percentile, Flanders rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Flanders (63.3%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,103 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Flanders. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Flanders, see the exposure-zones guide.