Blackduck, MN
Blackduck, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Blackduck's 510 buildings earn a 42nd-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Blackduck at the 41st percentile, close to its 42nd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Blackduck (70.8% of 510 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 29.2% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Blackduck ranks
Compare Blackduck's two percentiles: 58th within Minnesota, only 42nd nationally — a gap of 16 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Blackduck ranks 18,244 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,168 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 380 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Blackduck
Blackduck's elevated wildfire rating (42nd 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Blackduck (70.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 510 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Blackduck. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Blackduck, see the exposure-zones guide.