Pompano Beach, FL
Pompano Beach wildfire risk explained
Pompano Beach sits at the 66th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 26,542 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pompano Beach's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 69th percentile nationally.
Where Pompano Beach's buildings actually sit
98.2% of Pompano Beach's 26,542 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 1.8% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself. At 26,542 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Pompano Beach ranks
Inside Florida, Pompano Beach sits at just the 22nd percentile even though it scores 66th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pompano Beach ranks 10,643 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 465 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 749 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pompano Beach
At the 66th percentile nationally, Pompano Beach carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Even with 98.2% of Pompano Beach outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Pompano Beach's figures come from
Pompano Beach's 66th-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 Pompano Beach's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.