Inglenook, CT
How exposed is Inglenook to wildfire?
Inglenook's 615 buildings earn a 44th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Inglenook's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
Where Inglenook's buildings actually sit
89.8% of Inglenook's 615 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 552 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 10.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Inglenook compares
Inglenook's 93rd-percentile standing inside Connecticut outpaces its 44th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Inglenook ranks 17,672 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,625 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 15 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Inglenook
At the 44th national percentile, Inglenook rates elevated 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
Inglenook's 89.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Inglenook's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Inglenook's 17,672-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Inglenook's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.