Manning, ND
How exposed is Manning to wildfire?
USFS scores Manning at the 60th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 111 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Manning at the 59th percentile, close to its 60th-percentile risk score.
Where Manning's buildings actually sit
70.3% of Manning's 111 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 78 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 29.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Manning against the rest of the country
Manning's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Dakota (74th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (60th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Manning ranks 12,522 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,600 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 104 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 60th percentile nationally, Manning carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Manning
Because Direct exposure dominates in Manning (70.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Manning's 12,522-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Manning, see the exposure-zones guide.