Dupuyer, MT
Dupuyer wildfire risk explained
Dupuyer sits at the 61st 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 171 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 Dupuyer at the 61st percentile, close to its 61st-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
74.3% of Dupuyer's 171 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 127 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 25.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Dupuyer against the rest of the country
Dupuyer ranks lower within Montana (27th percentile statewide) than its 61st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dupuyer ranks 12,326 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,991 by building count (1 is largest). Within Montana alone, it ranks 347 of 475 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Montana on its state page.
Dupuyer and the insurance market
At the 61st percentile nationally, Dupuyer carries the 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.
Hardening a home in Dupuyer
Dupuyer's 74.3% 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.
More on how this number was built
Dupuyer's 61st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Dupuyer, see the exposure-zones guide.