Suissevale, NH
Suissevale wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Suissevale at the 19th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 587 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Suissevale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 19th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Suissevale: 93.5% of its 587 buildings, versus 1.7% Indirect and 4.8% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Suissevale against the rest of the country
Within New Hampshire, Suissevale ranks higher (54th percentile) than it does nationally (19th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Suissevale ranks 25,692 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,006 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Hampshire alone, it ranks 47 of 100 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Hampshire on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Suissevale
Suissevale's low wildfire rating (19th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Suissevale (93.5%), 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 587 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Suissevale. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Suissevale, see the exposure-zones guide.