Jordan, MT
Jordan wildfire risk explained
Jordan's 392 buildings earn a 83rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Jordan at the 82nd national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
85.2% of Jordan's 392 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 14.8% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Jordan ranks
Jordan's 83rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 58th ranking inside Montana does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 25 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jordan ranks 5,328 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,369 by building count (1 is largest). Within Montana alone, it ranks 202 of 475 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Montana on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Jordan's very high rating (83rd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Jordan
Jordan's 85.2% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Jordan's figures come from
Jordan's 83rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Jordan's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.