Amenia, ND
Amenia wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Amenia lands at the 45th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 98 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Amenia at the 45th percentile, close to its 45th-percentile risk score.
Amenia's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Amenia's 98 counted buildings, 56.1% carry Direct exposure and only 43.9% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Amenia against the rest of the country
Amenia scores 45th nationally and 39th within North Dakota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Amenia ranks 17,343 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,142 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 247 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Amenia and the insurance market
At the 45th national percentile, Amenia rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Amenia
With 56.1% of Amenia 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 Amenia's figures come from
Amenia's 45th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Amenia's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.