Donnelly, ID
Donnelly wildfire risk explained
Donnelly's 181 buildings earn a 90th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Donnelly at the 91st percentile, close to its 90th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Donnelly (53% of 181 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 47% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Donnelly ranks
Donnelly ranks lower within Idaho (66th percentile statewide) than its 90th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Donnelly ranks 3,276 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,577 by building count (1 is largest). Within Idaho alone, it ranks 80 of 232 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Idaho on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 90th percentile nationally, Donnelly carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 53% of Donnelly's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Donnelly's figures come from
Donnelly's 90th-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 Donnelly's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.