FireProtectionScore

Sources

Public station inventory, routing inputs, match methods, and source limits.

HIFLD fire stations

Station candidates and context inventories use Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data fire station records. HIFLD compiles records supplied by public agencies. Each context hub shows its snapshot date and city-plus-state string match method.

The source CITY field can differ from a legal boundary or response district. Counts describe matched station records rather than departments, staffing, service quality, or jurisdiction.

Routed access

The address score path obtains road distance and estimated drive time through a routing service after selecting a nearby station candidate. Route estimates can change as road data and routing services update.

Exclusions

No national hydrant database, water-flow record, official classification output, staffing roster, or live dispatch feed enters Protection.

Methodology

Public data. Real science. No black boxes.

Every score is computed from decades of public weather records using physics-based probability modeling. It's the same approach used by insurance and risk management professionals.

Decades of public weather data: Hurricane tracks, storm intensities, fire perimeters, hail reports, all drawn from public scientific archives. We don't use proprietary data. You can audit every input.
Physics-based probability modeling: Scores reflect how the actual peril behaves: wind fields, fire spread, ground shaking, and storm tracks. The model keeps the physics visible instead of flattening every place into a broad average.
Used by professionals: The same PerilScore data layer is used by insurance and risk management professionals. We publish it here so anyone can find authoritative risk numbers for their location.

Frequently asked questions

What does Protection measure?

Protection measures routed access from a US street address to a nearby fire station using road distance, drive time, and station type. Lower is stronger.

Does a city have one Protection score?

No. Routes can change street by street, so a city inventory provides context while the score path begins with a US street address.

Does Protection include hydrants or water flow?

No. Protection does not use hydrant distance, water supply, staffing levels, apparatus, building systems, or live dispatch conditions.

Check Protection for a specific property

Protection is calculated for a US street address from routed station distance, drive time, and station type. Area inventories provide context but do not receive a Protection number.