Osakis, MN
Osakis wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Osakis at the 39th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 1,054 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Osakis's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 36th percentile nationally.
Osakis's building exposure, zone by zone
Osakis rates 78.3% Minimal exposure against just 21.7% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 1,054 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
How Osakis compares
Osakis's risk sits at a similar level relative to Minnesota (53rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (39th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Osakis ranks 19,128 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,572 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 428 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Osakis
Osakis's moderate wildfire rating (39th 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 Osakis
Even with 78.3% of Osakis outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Osakis's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,054 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Osakis. The exposure-zones guide covers what Osakis's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.