Doland, SD
How exposed is Doland to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Doland lands at the 53rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 271 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Doland's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
Doland's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 56.5% of Doland's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 43.5% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Doland ranks
Doland ranks lower within South Dakota (34th percentile statewide) than its 53rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Doland ranks 14,921 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,485 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 289 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Doland and the insurance market
Doland's elevated wildfire rating (53rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Doland's 56.5% 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 Doland's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 271 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Doland. The exposure-zones guide covers what Doland's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.