Grano, ND
Grano wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Grano lands at the 46th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 15 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Grano at the 44th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Grano's building exposure, zone by zone
100% of Grano's 15 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 15 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal. This is a small settlement by building count — 15 total — so these shares describe a handful of structures, not a statistical average across thousands.
How Grano compares
Grano's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Dakota (40th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (46th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Grano ranks 17,186 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,488 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 243 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Grano and the insurance market
At the 46th national percentile, Grano 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 Direct exposure dominates in Grano (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Grano's figures come from
Grano's 46th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. Small places like Grano (15 buildings) are exactly where USFS's underlying data gets sparsest — see the data-quality guide for the 517 places that didn't clear the bar.