Flasher, ND
Flasher, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Flasher's 273 buildings earn a 60th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Flasher at the 56th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Flasher's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Flasher (78% of 273 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 22% sit in the Direct zone.
Flasher against the rest of the country
Flasher's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Dakota (73rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (60th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Flasher ranks 12,772 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,425 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 111 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Flasher and the insurance market
At the 60th national percentile, Flasher rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Flasher
Flasher's 78% 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.
Where Flasher's figures come from
Flasher's 60th-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 Flasher's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.