Dennison, MN
Dennison wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Dennison at the 14th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 170 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dennison's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 13th percentile nationally.
Where Dennison's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 77.1% of Dennison's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 22.9% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Dennison ranks
Dennison scores 14th nationally and 18th within Minnesota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dennison ranks 26,950 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,031 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 745 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Dennison and the insurance market
Dennison's low rating (14th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Dennison
Dennison's 77.1% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 170 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dennison. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Dennison, see the exposure-zones guide.