Blucksberg Mountain, SD
Blucksberg Mountain, SD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Blucksberg Mountain at the 91st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 339 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Blucksberg Mountain at the 91st percentile, close to its 91st-percentile risk score.
Blucksberg Mountain's building exposure, zone by zone
339 buildings are counted in Blucksberg Mountain, and 92.6% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Blucksberg Mountain against the rest of the country
Blucksberg Mountain scores 91st nationally and 95th within South Dakota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Blucksberg Mountain ranks 2,966 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,606 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 24 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Blucksberg Mountain and the insurance market
At the 91st percentile nationally, Blucksberg Mountain carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Blucksberg Mountain (92.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Blucksberg Mountain's figures come from
Blucksberg Mountain's 91st-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 Blucksberg Mountain's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.