McGuire AFB, NJ
McGuire AFB, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
McGuire AFB's 835 buildings earn a 83rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, McGuire AFB's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 82nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of McGuire AFB's buildings (56.2% of 835) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where McGuire AFB ranks
There's little gap between McGuire AFB's 83rd national percentile and its 87th 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, McGuire AFB ranks 5,456 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,303 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 93 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 83rd percentile nationally, McGuire AFB 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 56.2% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, McGuire AFB gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where McGuire AFB's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 835 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for McGuire AFB. The exposure-zones guide covers what McGuire AFB's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.