North Chevy Chase, MD
North Chevy Chase wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, North Chevy Chase lands at the 8th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 208 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Chevy Chase's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 8th percentile nationally.
North Chevy Chase's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 55.8% of North Chevy Chase's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 44.2% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How North Chevy Chase compares
There's little gap between North Chevy Chase's 8th national percentile and its 2nd percentile inside Maryland, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Chevy Chase ranks 28,990 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,555 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 515 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in North Chevy Chase
North Chevy Chase's low rating (8th 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 North Chevy Chase
With 55.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, North Chevy Chase gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where North Chevy Chase's figures come from
North Chevy Chase's 8th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Chevy Chase's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.