Flushing, MI
Flushing wildfire risk explained
Flushing sits at the 9th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 3,666 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Flushing's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 10th percentile nationally.
Where Flushing's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 81.9% of Flushing's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 18.1% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Flushing compares
Compare Flushing's two percentiles: 30th within Michigan, only 9th nationally — a gap of 20 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Flushing ranks 28,618 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,569 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 525 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Flushing and the insurance market
At the 9th national percentile, Flushing rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Flushing's 81.9% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Flushing's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Flushing's 28,618-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Flushing's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.