McVille, ND
McVille, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
McVille's 397 buildings earn a 62nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks McVille at the 59th national percentile — 4 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of McVille's buildings (67.5%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How McVille compares
McVille's 78th-percentile standing inside North Dakota outpaces its 62nd national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McVille ranks 11,885 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,278 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 88 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
McVille and the insurance market
McVille's high rating (62nd 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.
What would actually reduce this score
McVille's 67.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where McVille's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 397 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for McVille. The exposure-zones guide covers what McVille's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.