Eastport, MI
Eastport wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Eastport at the 23rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 309 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Eastport at the 23rd percentile, close to its 23rd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 68.6% of Eastport's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 19.1% Indirect share and far above its 12.3% Minimal share — a profile where 212 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Eastport ranks
Within Michigan, Eastport ranks higher (72nd percentile) than it does nationally (23rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Eastport ranks 24,201 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,396 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 205 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Eastport and the insurance market
Eastport's moderate rating (23rd 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 Eastport
With 68.6% of Eastport in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Eastport's figures come from
Eastport's 23rd-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 Eastport's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.