Litchville, ND
How exposed is Litchville to wildfire?
Litchville's 234 buildings earn a 50th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Litchville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
Where Litchville's buildings actually sit
Litchville rates 59.8% Minimal exposure against just 40.2% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 234 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Litchville against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Litchville's 50th national percentile and its 52nd percentile inside North Dakota, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Litchville ranks 15,733 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,678 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 192 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Litchville and the insurance market
At the 50th national percentile, Litchville 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 Litchville
Even with 59.8% of Litchville outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Litchville's figures come from
Litchville's 50th-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 Litchville's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.