Fallon, MT
How exposed is Fallon to wildfire?
Fallon's 244 buildings earn a 81st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Fallon at the 80th percentile, close to its 81st-percentile risk score.
Where Fallon's buildings actually sit
244 buildings are counted in Fallon, and 78.3% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 21.7% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Fallon ranks
Fallon's 81st national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 54th ranking inside Montana does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 26 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fallon ranks 6,085 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,336 by building count (1 is largest). Within Montana alone, it ranks 217 of 475 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Montana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fallon
Fallon's very high rating (81st 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.
Hardening a home in Fallon
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Fallon (78.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Fallon's figures come from
Fallon's 81st-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 Fallon's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.