Gillette, NJ
Gillette wildfire risk explained
Gillette's 1,230 buildings earn a 32nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gillette's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Gillette's building exposure, zone by zone
95.5% of Gillette's 1,230 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,174 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 4.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0.4% are Minimal.
Gillette against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Gillette's 32nd national percentile and its 28th percentile inside New Jersey, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gillette ranks 21,554 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,471 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 501 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Gillette
Gillette's moderate wildfire rating (32nd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Gillette (95.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Gillette's figures come from
Gillette's 32nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Gillette's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.