Lewistown, MD
Lewistown, MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lewistown lands at the 19th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 293 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Lewistown at the 17th percentile, close to its 19th-percentile risk score.
Where Lewistown's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Lewistown: 88.4% of its 293 buildings, versus 11.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Lewistown against the rest of the country
Lewistown scores 19th nationally and 23rd within Maryland — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lewistown ranks 25,525 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,819 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 403 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lewistown
Lewistown's low wildfire rating (19th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Lewistown
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lewistown (88.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lewistown's figures come from
Lewistown's 19th-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 Lewistown's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.