Randolph, ME
How exposed is Randolph to wildfire?
USFS scores Randolph at the 9th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 1,018 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Randolph at the 9th percentile, close to its 9th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
58.4% of Randolph's 1,018 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 41.4% Direct and 0.3% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Randolph compares
Randolph's 42nd-percentile standing inside Maine outpaces its 9th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Randolph ranks 28,647 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,813 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maine alone, it ranks 93 of 155 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maine on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 9th national percentile, Randolph rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Randolph's 58.4% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Randolph's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,018 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Randolph. The exposure-zones guide covers what Randolph's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.