Ewen, MI
Ewen, MI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ewen sits at the 73rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 218 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ewen's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 76th percentile nationally.
Where Ewen's buildings actually sit
Most of Ewen's buildings (71.6%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Ewen ranks
Compare Ewen's two percentiles: 100th within Michigan, only 73rd nationally — a gap of 27 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ewen ranks 8,635 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,200 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 5 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Ewen and the insurance market
At the 73rd percentile nationally, Ewen carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Ewen's 71.6% 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
Ewen's 73rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Ewen, see the exposure-zones guide.