Chevy Chase Section Three, MD
How exposed is Chevy Chase Section Three to wildfire?
Chevy Chase Section Three sits at the 14th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 301 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Chevy Chase Section Three at the 13th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Chevy Chase Section Three's building exposure, zone by zone
86.4% of Chevy Chase Section Three's 301 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 13.6% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Chevy Chase Section Three ranks
There's little gap between Chevy Chase Section Three's 14th national percentile and its 11th percentile inside Maryland, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Chevy Chase Section Three ranks 27,166 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,599 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 471 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Chevy Chase Section Three
At the 14th national percentile, Chevy Chase Section Three 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 Chevy Chase Section Three
Chevy Chase Section Three's 86.4% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Chevy Chase Section Three's figures come from
Chevy Chase Section Three's 14th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Chevy Chase Section Three's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.