Notus, ID
How exposed is Notus to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Notus lands at the 84th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 325 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Notus's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 85th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Notus (63.4% of 325 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 36% sit in the Direct zone.
Notus against the rest of the country
Notus ranks lower within Idaho (53rd percentile statewide) than its 84th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Notus ranks 5,198 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,952 by building count (1 is largest). Within Idaho alone, it ranks 109 of 232 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Idaho on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Notus
At the 84th percentile nationally, Notus carries the very 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
Because 63.4% of Notus's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Notus's 84th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Notus, see the exposure-zones guide.