Faith, SD
Faith wildfire risk explained
Faith sits at the 79th 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 403 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Faith at the 78th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Faith's building exposure, zone by zone
76.4% of Faith's 403 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 23.6% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Faith ranks
Faith scores 79th nationally and 78th within South 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, Faith ranks 6,630 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,159 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 97 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Faith and the insurance market
Faith's high rating (79th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 76.4% of Faith's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Faith's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 403 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Faith. The exposure-zones guide covers what Faith's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.