Benedict, ND
Benedict, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Benedict's 114 buildings earn a 38th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Benedict's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Benedict's buildings (53.5%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How Benedict compares
Benedict ranks lower within North Dakota (21st percentile statewide) than its 38th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Benedict ranks 19,484 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,465 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 315 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Benedict and the insurance market
Benedict's moderate rating (38th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Benedict
Benedict's 53.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Benedict's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 114 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Benedict. The exposure-zones guide covers what Benedict's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.