Brutus, MI
Brutus, MI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Brutus at the 16th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 199 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brutus's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 16th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
199 buildings are counted in Brutus, and 78.9% 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.
How Brutus compares
Within Michigan, Brutus ranks higher (54th percentile) than it does nationally (16th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brutus ranks 26,631 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,888 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 344 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 16th national percentile, Brutus rates low 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 Brutus
Brutus's 78.9% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Brutus's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 199 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Brutus. The exposure-zones guide covers what Brutus's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.