Eckhart Mines, MD
Eckhart Mines, MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Eckhart Mines's 547 buildings earn a 55th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Eckhart Mines's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Eckhart Mines's 547 counted buildings, 72% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Eckhart Mines against the rest of the country
Within Maryland, Eckhart Mines ranks higher (77th percentile) than it does nationally (55th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Eckhart Mines ranks 14,306 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,612 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 123 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Eckhart Mines's elevated rating (55th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Eckhart Mines's 72% 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.
Where Eckhart Mines's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 547 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Eckhart Mines. The exposure-zones guide covers what Eckhart Mines's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.