Bisbee, ND
Bisbee, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bisbee lands at the 55th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 167 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 Bisbee at the 54th percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
Bisbee's building exposure, zone by zone
92.8% of Bisbee's 167 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 7.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Bisbee ranks
Bisbee's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Dakota (63rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (55th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bisbee ranks 14,129 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,146 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 150 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bisbee
Bisbee's elevated wildfire rating (55th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Even with 92.8% of Bisbee outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bisbee's figures come from
Bisbee's 55th-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 Bisbee's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.