Staples, CT
Staples wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Staples at the 25th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 5,870 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Staples's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
Where Staples's buildings actually sit
5,870 buildings are counted in Staples, and 56.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 40.3% rated Minimal. At 5,870 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Staples ranks
Staples's risk sits at a similar level relative to Connecticut (25th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (25th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Staples ranks 23,563 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,930 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 161 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Staples
At the 25th national percentile, Staples rates moderate 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 Staples
Because Direct exposure dominates in Staples (56.7%), 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 5,870 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Staples. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Staples, see the exposure-zones guide.