Fedora, SD
Fedora, SD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Fedora sits at the 64th 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 64 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fedora's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 63rd percentile nationally.
Fedora's building exposure, zone by zone
90.6% of Fedora's 64 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 58 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 9.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Fedora ranks
There's little gap between Fedora's 64th national percentile and its 54th percentile inside South Dakota, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fedora ranks 11,452 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,524 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 201 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Fedora and the insurance market
At the 64th percentile nationally, Fedora 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Fedora's 90.6% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fedora's 11,452-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Fedora, see the exposure-zones guide.