Mott, ND
Mott wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Mott at the 39th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 676 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Mott at the 37th 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
Only 14.9% of Mott's 676 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 85.1% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Mott ranks
Mott ranks lower within North Dakota (24th percentile statewide) than its 39th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mott ranks 19,138 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,913 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 306 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mott
Mott's moderate rating (39th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Mott
Even with 85.1% of Mott 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 676 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mott. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Mott, see the exposure-zones guide.