Newport, VT
Newport, VT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Newport at the 12th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 2,045 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Newport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 12th percentile nationally.
Where Newport's buildings actually sit
55.5% of Newport's 2,045 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 40.9% Direct and 3.6% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Newport compares
There's little gap between Newport's 12th national percentile and its 9th percentile inside Vermont, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Newport ranks 27,842 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,342 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 163 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Newport
At the 12th national percentile, Newport rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Newport
Newport's 55.5% 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 2,045 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Newport. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Newport, see the exposure-zones guide.