Heidelberg, MN
Heidelberg wildfire risk explained
Heidelberg sits at the 23rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 101 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Heidelberg at the 14th percentile, close to its 23rd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
101 buildings are counted in Heidelberg, and 74.3% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 25.7% rated Minimal.
Heidelberg against the rest of the country
Heidelberg scores 23rd nationally and 26th within Minnesota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Heidelberg ranks 24,396 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,997 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 674 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Heidelberg
Heidelberg's moderate rating (23rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Heidelberg
Because Direct exposure dominates in Heidelberg (74.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Heidelberg's 23rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Heidelberg, see the exposure-zones guide.