Glacier Colony, MT
How exposed is Glacier Colony to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Glacier Colony at the 50th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 67 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Glacier Colony's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
67 buildings are counted in Glacier Colony, and 65.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 34.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Glacier Colony compares
Glacier Colony ranks lower within Montana (13th percentile statewide) than its 50th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glacier Colony ranks 15,885 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,389 by building count (1 is largest). Within Montana alone, it ranks 414 of 475 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Montana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Glacier Colony
At the 50th national percentile, Glacier Colony rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 65.7% of Glacier Colony's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 67 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Glacier Colony. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Glacier Colony, see the exposure-zones guide.