Burlington, ND
Burlington wildfire risk explained
Burlington's 564 buildings earn a 63rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Burlington at the 62nd national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
564 buildings are counted in Burlington, and 84.4% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 15.6% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Burlington ranks
Burlington's 79th-percentile standing inside North Dakota outpaces its 63rd national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Burlington ranks 11,824 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,343 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 84 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Burlington and the insurance market
Burlington's high rating (63rd 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Burlington's 84.4% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Burlington's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Burlington's 11,824-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Burlington's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.