Brentwood Colony, SD
Brentwood Colony, SD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Brentwood Colony's 41 buildings earn a 49th-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, Brentwood Colony's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
Brentwood Colony's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Brentwood Colony: 61% of its 41 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 39% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Brentwood Colony ranks
Brentwood Colony ranks lower within South Dakota (29th percentile statewide) than its 49th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brentwood Colony ranks 15,952 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,151 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 312 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Brentwood Colony
Brentwood Colony's elevated wildfire rating (49th 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 61% of Brentwood Colony in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Brentwood Colony's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Brentwood Colony's 15,952-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Brentwood Colony's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.