Augusta, MI
How exposed is Augusta to wildfire?
USFS scores Augusta at the 20th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 525 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Augusta's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
Where Augusta's buildings actually sit
61.7% of Augusta's 525 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 38.3% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Augusta ranks
Within Michigan, Augusta ranks higher (67th percentile) than it does nationally (20th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Augusta ranks 25,184 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,939 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 245 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Augusta
Augusta's moderate rating (20th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 61.7% of Augusta's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Augusta's figures come from
Augusta's 20th-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 Augusta's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.