Orient, SD
How exposed is Orient to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Orient lands at the 63rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 95 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Orient at the 60th percentile, close to its 63rd-percentile risk score.
Orient's building exposure, zone by zone
59% of Orient's 95 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 41.1% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Orient compares
Orient scores 63rd nationally and 53rd within South Dakota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Orient ranks 11,802 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,289 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 208 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Orient
Orient's high rating (63rd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Orient
Orient's 59% 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 Orient's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 95 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Orient. The exposure-zones guide covers what Orient's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.