Mamanasco Lake, CT
Mamanasco Lake, CT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Mamanasco Lake sits at the 42nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 377 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Mamanasco Lake at the 40th national percentile — 1 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
Of Mamanasco Lake's 377 counted buildings, 95% carry Direct exposure and only 5% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Mamanasco Lake against the rest of the country
Mamanasco Lake's 85th-percentile standing inside Connecticut outpaces its 42nd 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, Mamanasco Lake ranks 18,425 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,713 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 32 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Mamanasco Lake's elevated rating (42nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Mamanasco Lake
Mamanasco Lake's 95% 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 Mamanasco Lake's figures come from
Mamanasco Lake's 42nd-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 Mamanasco Lake's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.