Nashua, MT
Nashua, MT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Nashua's 330 buildings earn a 64th-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Nashua's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 61st percentile nationally.
Nashua's building exposure, zone by zone
330 buildings are counted in Nashua, and 90% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 10% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Nashua ranks
Inside Montana, Nashua sits at just the 31st percentile even though it scores 64th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Nashua ranks 11,248 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,824 by building count (1 is largest). Within Montana alone, it ranks 327 of 475 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Montana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Nashua
At the 64th percentile nationally, Nashua 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Nashua (90% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Nashua's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 330 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Nashua. The exposure-zones guide covers what Nashua's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.