Fort Braden, FL
Fort Braden, FL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Fort Braden sits at the 91st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 571 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fort Braden at the 90th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
98.6% of Fort Braden's 571 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 563 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0.7% are Minimal.
Fort Braden against the rest of the country
Fort Braden scores 91st nationally and 83rd within Florida — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fort Braden ranks 2,889 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,232 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 162 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Fort Braden and the insurance market
At the 91st percentile nationally, Fort Braden carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Fort Braden
With 98.6% of Fort Braden 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 571 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Fort Braden. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Fort Braden, see the exposure-zones guide.