Shelburne Falls, MA
Shelburne Falls, MA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Shelburne Falls at the 20th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 912 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 Shelburne Falls at the 20th percentile, close to its 20th-percentile risk score.
Where Shelburne Falls's buildings actually sit
912 buildings are counted in Shelburne Falls, and 71.8% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 28.2% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Shelburne Falls ranks
Shelburne Falls scores 20th nationally and 22nd 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, Shelburne Falls ranks 25,183 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,619 by building count (1 is largest). Within Massachusetts alone, it ranks 194 of 248 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Massachusetts on its state page.
Shelburne Falls and the insurance market
Shelburne Falls's moderate rating (20th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Shelburne Falls
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Shelburne Falls (71.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Shelburne Falls's figures come from
Shelburne Falls's 20th-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 Shelburne Falls's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.