Caledonia, ND
Caledonia wildfire risk explained
Caledonia sits at the 47th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 55 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Caledonia's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 47th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
74.6% of Caledonia's 55 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 41 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 25.5% are Minimal.
Where Caledonia ranks
Caledonia's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Dakota (45th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (47th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Caledonia ranks 16,584 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,796 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 220 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Caledonia and the insurance market
At the 47th national percentile, Caledonia rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 74.6% of Caledonia 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
Caledonia's 47th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Caledonia, see the exposure-zones guide.