Springfield, FL
How exposed is Springfield to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Springfield at the 83rd national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 4,515 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Springfield's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 83rd percentile nationally.
Springfield's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 43% of Springfield's 4,515 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 18.7% Direct and 38.4% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Springfield compares
Springfield ranks lower within Florida (59th percentile statewide) than its 83rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Springfield ranks 5,258 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,782 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 396 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Springfield
At the 83rd percentile nationally, Springfield carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Springfield
Springfield's 43% 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 Springfield's figures come from
Springfield's 83rd-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 Springfield's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.