Harrisville, MI
Harrisville wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Harrisville at the 42nd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 424 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Harrisville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
Where Harrisville's buildings actually sit
424 buildings are counted in Harrisville, and 73.8% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 24.1% in Direct exposure or the 2.1% rated Minimal.
How Harrisville compares
Within Michigan, Harrisville ranks higher (93rd percentile) than it does nationally (42nd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Harrisville ranks 18,183 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,761 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 57 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Harrisville
At the 42nd national percentile, Harrisville 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 Harrisville
Because 73.8% of Harrisville's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Harrisville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 424 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Harrisville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Harrisville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.