Pomfret, MD
Pomfret, MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Pomfret at the 44th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 362 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Pomfret at the 44th percentile, close to its 44th-percentile risk score.
Pomfret's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 95.3% of Pomfret's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 4.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 345 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Pomfret compares
Compare Pomfret's two percentiles: 63rd within Maryland, only 44th nationally — a gap of 19 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pomfret ranks 17,681 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,019 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 195 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pomfret
At the 44th national percentile, Pomfret rates elevated 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 Pomfret
Because Direct exposure dominates in Pomfret (95.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 362 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pomfret. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Pomfret, see the exposure-zones guide.