Greensburg, MD
How exposed is Greensburg to wildfire?
Greensburg's 159 buildings earn a 51st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Greensburg at the 47th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Greensburg's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Greensburg: 99.4% of its 159 buildings, versus 0.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Greensburg compares
Within Maryland, Greensburg ranks higher (70th percentile) than it does nationally (51st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Greensburg ranks 15,563 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,483 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 158 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Greensburg and the insurance market
Greensburg's elevated rating (51st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 99.4% of Greensburg in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Greensburg's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Greensburg's 15,563-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Greensburg's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.