Wildfire risk · ZIP 05753
Wildfire risk in Middlebury (VT), VT
ZIP 05753 (Vermont) — wildfire risk summary sourced from USDA Forest Service. Refreshed on the cadence of the primary regulator with every claim cited to the source record.
What lands here
Pages translate the numeric hazard score into plain English, show the exposure type (direct flame contact vs. ember), and link to at-home mitigation resources.
Source & refresh
USDA Forest Service. Refreshed annual (usfs update). Stale data is flagged, never silently served. Primary source →
Limitations specific to this source
Community-level only. The 5-step scale reflects the hazard of the landscape, not property-specific factors like defensible space or construction materials.
Vermont context
Radon Zone 1, river flooding
Vermont is uniformly Zone 1 radon. River flooding (Tropical Storm Irene 2011, July 2023 events) drives FEMA AE zone revisions. Older housing stock means lead-paint risk in Burlington, Rutland.
See Vermont state page for the full state-level rollup across all 12 dimensions.
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Full dashboard for ZIP 05753
Wildfire risk is one of twelve dimensions zipradar federates per address. See the full federated summary for ZIP 05753:
Open Middlebury (VT), VT dashboard →Frequently asked questions
What is the wildfire risk for ZIP 05753?
Wildfire risk for ZIP 05753 (Middlebury (VT), Vermont) is federated from USDA Forest Service. Pages translate the numeric hazard score into plain English, show the exposure type (direct flame contact vs. ember), and link to at-home mitigation resources. Refreshed annual (usfs update) — see /methodology for full source citations and refresh-cadence details.
Where does the wildfire risk data come from?
USDA Forest Service (primary regulator). zipradar federates wildfire risk on the regulator's published cadence: annual (usfs update). Every claim cites the source record; stale data is flagged, never silently served. The primary source URL: https://wildfirerisk.org/.
What are the limitations of wildfire risk data?
Community-level only. The 5-step scale reflects the hazard of the landscape, not property-specific factors like defensible space or construction materials.
Is ZIP 05753 (Middlebury (VT)) data current?
Last verified 2026-06-10. Wildfire risk for ZIP 05753 refreshes annual (usfs update) per USDA Forest Service cadence. See the full ZIP dashboard at /zip/05753/ for all 12 dimensions side-by-side.