Arthur, ND
How exposed is Arthur to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Arthur at the 43rd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 240 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Arthur at the 42nd percentile, close to its 43rd-percentile risk score.
Arthur's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 29.2% of Arthur's 240 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 70.8% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Arthur ranks
Arthur scores 43rd nationally and 32nd 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, Arthur ranks 18,034 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,472 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 272 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Arthur
At the 43rd national percentile, Arthur 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 Arthur
With 70.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Arthur gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Arthur's figures come from
Arthur's 43rd-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 Arthur's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.