Epping, ND
Epping, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Epping lands at the 54th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 114 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Epping's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 50th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
114 buildings are counted in Epping, and 51.8% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 48.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Epping against the rest of the country
Epping's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Dakota (60th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (54th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Epping ranks 14,570 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,466 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 160 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Epping and the insurance market
Epping's elevated wildfire rating (54th 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.
Hardening a home in Epping
Epping's 51.8% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 114 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Epping. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Epping, see the exposure-zones guide.