West Mountain, CT
How exposed is West Mountain to wildfire?
USFS scores West Mountain at the 42nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 607 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, West Mountain's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
West Mountain's building exposure, zone by zone
607 buildings are counted in West Mountain, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
West Mountain against the rest of the country
West Mountain's 86th-percentile standing inside Connecticut outpaces its 42nd 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, West Mountain ranks 18,366 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,727 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 30 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in West Mountain
West Mountain's elevated wildfire rating (42nd 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.
Hardening a home in West Mountain
With 100% of West Mountain in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where West Mountain's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind West Mountain's 18,366-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what West Mountain's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.