Black Eagle, MT
How exposed is Black Eagle to wildfire?
Black Eagle's 674 buildings earn a 47th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Black Eagle's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Where Black Eagle's buildings actually sit
95% of Black Eagle's 674 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 4.8% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Black Eagle against the rest of the country
Black Eagle's 47th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 10th ranking inside Montana does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 36 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Black Eagle ranks 16,799 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,934 by building count (1 is largest). Within Montana alone, it ranks 426 of 475 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Montana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Black Eagle
At the 47th national percentile, Black Eagle 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 Black Eagle
Black Eagle's 95% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Black Eagle's 47th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Black Eagle, see the exposure-zones guide.