Dana, NC
Dana, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Dana sits at the 64th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,073 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Dana at the 66th percentile, close to its 64th-percentile risk score.
Where Dana's buildings actually sit
96% of Dana's 2,073 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,991 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Dana compares
Dana's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (63rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (64th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dana ranks 11,415 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,278 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 289 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dana
Dana's high rating (64th 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 Dana
Dana's 96% 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 Dana's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,073 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dana. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dana's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.