Milbridge, ME
How exposed is Milbridge to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Milbridge at the 33rd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 331 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Milbridge at the 33rd national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
53.8% of Milbridge's 331 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 45.6% Direct and 0.6% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Milbridge against the rest of the country
Within Maine, Milbridge ranks higher (98th percentile) than it does nationally (33rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Milbridge ranks 21,177 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,795 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maine alone, it ranks 4 of 155 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maine on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 33rd national percentile, Milbridge rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Milbridge's 53.8% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 331 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Milbridge. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Milbridge, see the exposure-zones guide.