Dresbach, MN
Dresbach wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Dresbach at the 32nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 179 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dresbach's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Where Dresbach's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Dresbach (52% of 179 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 47.5% sit in the Direct zone.
Dresbach against the rest of the country
Dresbach's risk sits at a similar level relative to Minnesota (38th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (32nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dresbach ranks 21,460 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,677 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 565 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Dresbach and the insurance market
At the 32nd national percentile, Dresbach rates moderate 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 Dresbach
Dresbach's 52% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Dresbach's 21,460-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Dresbach, see the exposure-zones guide.