Mandaree, ND
How exposed is Mandaree to wildfire?
USFS scores Mandaree at the 94th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 364 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mandaree's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 94th percentile nationally.
Mandaree's building exposure, zone by zone
364 buildings are counted in Mandaree, and 81.9% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Mandaree against the rest of the country
Mandaree's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Dakota (100th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (94th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mandaree ranks 1,892 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,984 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 1 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Mandaree and the insurance market
Mandaree's very high rating (94th 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 Mandaree
With 81.9% of Mandaree in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Mandaree's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Mandaree's 1,892-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mandaree's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.