Antietam, MD
Antietam wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Antietam at the 54th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 61 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Antietam at the 54th percentile, close to its 54th-percentile risk score.
Where Antietam's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Antietam's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 61 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Antietam compares
Compare Antietam's two percentiles: 75th within Maryland, only 54th nationally — a gap of 21 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Antietam ranks 14,530 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,621 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 135 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 54th national percentile, Antietam 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 Antietam
Antietam's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Antietam's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 61 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Antietam. The exposure-zones guide covers what Antietam's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.