Haynes, ND
How exposed is Haynes to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Haynes at the 68th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 43 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Haynes's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 66th percentile nationally.
Where Haynes's buildings actually sit
Of Haynes's 43 counted buildings, 90.7% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Haynes compares
Haynes's 85th-percentile standing inside North Dakota outpaces its 68th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Haynes ranks 10,155 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,104 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 62 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Haynes
At the 68th percentile nationally, Haynes carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Haynes
Because Direct exposure dominates in Haynes (90.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Haynes's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Haynes's 10,155-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Haynes's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.