Fordville, ND
Fordville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Fordville lands at the 44th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 247 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fordville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
247 buildings are counted in Fordville, and 82.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 17.8% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Fordville compares
Fordville's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Dakota (34th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (44th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fordville ranks 17,784 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,245 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 266 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fordville
Fordville's elevated wildfire rating (44th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Fordville
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Fordville (82.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fordville's 17,784-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Fordville, see the exposure-zones guide.