New Era, MI
New Era, MI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
New Era sits at the 27th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 264 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Era's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
New Era's building exposure, zone by zone
53% of New Era's 264 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 140 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 47% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How New Era compares
Within Michigan, New Era ranks higher (78th percentile) than it does nationally (27th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Era ranks 23,072 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,703 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 164 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Era
New Era's moderate wildfire rating (27th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in New Era
With 53% of New Era in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 264 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Era. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond New Era, see the exposure-zones guide.