Edinburg, ND
Edinburg, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Edinburg at the 46th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 200 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Edinburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Edinburg (82% of 200 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 18% sit in the Direct zone.
Edinburg against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Edinburg's 46th national percentile and its 41st percentile inside North Dakota, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Edinburg ranks 17,091 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,854 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 239 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Edinburg and the insurance market
Edinburg's elevated rating (46th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Edinburg's 82% 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.
Where Edinburg's figures come from
Edinburg's 46th-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 Edinburg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.