Pocasset, MA
Pocasset, MA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Pocasset lands at the 23rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 2,625 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 Pocasset at the 17th percentile, close to its 23rd-percentile risk score.
Pocasset's building exposure, zone by zone
Pocasset rates 55.7% Minimal exposure against just 22.1% Direct and 22.3% Indirect — of 2,625 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Pocasset against the rest of the country
Pocasset scores 23rd nationally and 31st within Massachusetts — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pocasset ranks 24,425 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,059 by building count (1 is largest). Within Massachusetts alone, it ranks 170 of 248 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Massachusetts on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 23rd national percentile, Pocasset rates moderate 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 Pocasset
Pocasset's 55.7% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Pocasset's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,625 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pocasset. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pocasset's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.