Jericho Center, VT
How exposed is Jericho Center to wildfire?
Jericho Center's 87 buildings earn a 19th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Jericho Center's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 20th percentile nationally.
Where Jericho Center's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Jericho Center: 100% of its 87 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Jericho Center compares
Within Vermont, Jericho Center ranks higher (85th percentile) than it does nationally (19th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jericho Center ranks 25,637 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,635 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 26 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Jericho Center
At the 19th national percentile, Jericho Center rates low 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
With 100% of Jericho Center 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.
Where Jericho Center's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 87 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Jericho Center. The exposure-zones guide covers what Jericho Center's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.