Lucan, MN
How exposed is Lucan to wildfire?
Lucan sits at the 0th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 153 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lucan at the 0th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Lucan's buildings actually sit
88.2% of Lucan's 153 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 11.8% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Lucan against the rest of the country
Lucan's risk sits at a similar level relative to Minnesota (0th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (0th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lucan ranks 31,404 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,758 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 913 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lucan
Lucan's low wildfire rating (0th 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 Lucan
Even with 88.2% of Lucan 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 153 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lucan. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Lucan, see the exposure-zones guide.