Grenora, ND
Grenora, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Grenora's 306 buildings earn a 42nd-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 Grenora at the 41st national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Grenora's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Grenora (85.3% of 306 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 14.7% sit in the Direct zone.
Grenora against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Grenora's 42nd national percentile and its 30th 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, Grenora ranks 18,157 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,481 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 280 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
Grenora's elevated rating (42nd 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 ember exposure the dominant pattern in Grenora (85.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Grenora's 42nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Grenora, see the exposure-zones guide.