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Glasgow wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Glasgow at the 48th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 2,055 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Glasgow's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
Glasgow's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 59% of Glasgow's 2,055 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 2% Direct and 39.1% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Glasgow compares
Glasgow's 48th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 11th ranking inside Montana does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 37 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glasgow ranks 16,329 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,327 by building count (1 is largest). Within Montana alone, it ranks 421 of 475 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Montana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Glasgow
At the 48th national percentile, Glasgow 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 Glasgow
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Glasgow (59% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Glasgow's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Glasgow's 16,329-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Glasgow's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.