Norway, ME
Norway wildfire risk explained
Norway's 1,338 buildings earn a 13th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Norway's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 13th percentile nationally.
Where Norway's buildings actually sit
65% of Norway's 1,338 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 34.8% Direct and 0.2% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Norway against the rest of the country
Within Maine, Norway ranks higher (64th percentile) than it does nationally (13th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Norway ranks 27,354 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,887 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maine alone, it ranks 56 of 155 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maine on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Norway
Norway's low wildfire rating (13th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Norway's 65% 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 Norway's figures come from
Norway's 13th-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 Norway's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.