Pittsford, VT
Pittsford, VT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Pittsford at the 18th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 528 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Pittsford at the 18th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Pittsford's building exposure, zone by zone
528 buildings are counted in Pittsford, and 67.6% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Pittsford ranks
Compare Pittsford's two percentiles: 76th within Vermont, only 18th nationally — a gap of 58 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pittsford ranks 26,017 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,902 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 44 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Pittsford and the insurance market
At the 18th national percentile, Pittsford 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 Pittsford
With 67.6% of Pittsford 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 Pittsford's figures come from
Pittsford's 18th-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 Pittsford's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.