Wethersfield, CT
Wethersfield, CT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Wethersfield sits at the 20th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 15,492 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wethersfield's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 20th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
86.8% of Wethersfield's 15,492 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 13.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself. At 15,492 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Wethersfield against the rest of the country
Wethersfield scores 20th nationally and 7th within Connecticut — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wethersfield ranks 25,328 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 953 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 199 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wethersfield
Wethersfield's low wildfire rating (20th 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 Wethersfield
Even with 86.8% of Wethersfield outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Wethersfield's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 15,492 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wethersfield. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wethersfield's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.