Medina, ND
How exposed is Medina to wildfire?
Medina sits at the 49th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 371 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Medina at the 46th national percentile — 3 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 Medina's buildings (76.8%) 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 Medina compares
There's little gap between Medina's 49th national percentile and its 49th 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, Medina ranks 16,113 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,842 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 207 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Medina
At the 49th national percentile, Medina 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 Medina
Medina's 76.8% 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 Medina's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Medina's 16,113-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Medina's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.