Fort Meade, MD
How exposed is Fort Meade to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Fort Meade lands at the 30th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,853 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fort Meade's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 29th percentile nationally.
Where Fort Meade's buildings actually sit
Most of Fort Meade's buildings (62.5% of 1,853) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where Fort Meade ranks
Fort Meade's 46th-percentile standing inside Maryland outpaces its 30th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fort Meade ranks 22,152 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,901 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 284 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 30th national percentile, Fort Meade rates moderate 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 Fort Meade
Fort Meade's 62.5% 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 Fort Meade's figures come from
Fort Meade's 30th-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 Fort Meade's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.