Embden, ND
Embden, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Embden sits at the 53rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 58 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Embden's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 53rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Embden's 58 counted buildings, 58.6% carry Direct exposure and only 41.4% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Embden against the rest of the country
Embden scores 53rd nationally and 59th within North Dakota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Embden ranks 14,851 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,722 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 165 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Embden
Embden's elevated wildfire rating (53rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Embden (58.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Embden's figures come from
Embden's 53rd-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 Embden's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.