Bullhead, SD
Bullhead, SD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bullhead lands at the 83rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 135 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Bullhead at the 84th percentile, close to its 83rd-percentile risk score.
Where Bullhead's buildings actually sit
135 buildings are counted in Bullhead, and 100% 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.
Bullhead against the rest of the country
Bullhead's risk sits at a similar level relative to South Dakota (84th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (83rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bullhead ranks 5,396 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,517 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 74 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Bullhead's very high rating (83rd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Bullhead
With 100% of Bullhead 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 135 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bullhead. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bullhead, see the exposure-zones guide.