Grand Forks AFB, ND
Grand Forks AFB wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Grand Forks AFB at the 44th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 686 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Grand Forks AFB at the 47th percentile, close to its 44th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
67.6% of Grand Forks AFB's 686 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 22.6% Direct and 9.8% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Grand Forks AFB against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Grand Forks AFB's 44th national percentile and its 36th percentile inside North Dakota, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Grand Forks AFB ranks 17,557 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,807 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 256 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 44th national percentile, Grand Forks AFB 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 Grand Forks AFB
Grand Forks AFB's 67.6% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Grand Forks AFB's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Grand Forks AFB's 17,557-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Grand Forks AFB's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.