North Haledon, NJ
North Haledon, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, North Haledon lands at the 28th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 3,153 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts North Haledon at the 27th percentile, close to its 28th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in North Haledon: 48.4% of its 3,153 buildings, versus 44.9% Indirect and 6.8% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
North Haledon against the rest of the country
North Haledon scores 28th nationally and 22nd within New Jersey — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Haledon ranks 22,662 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,226 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 544 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
North Haledon and the insurance market
North Haledon's moderate rating (28th 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 North Haledon
With 48.4% of North Haledon 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 North Haledon's figures come from
North Haledon's 28th-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 North Haledon's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.