Perth, ND
How exposed is Perth to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Perth at the 66th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 35 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Perth's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
Where Perth's buildings actually sit
Perth rates 71.4% Minimal exposure against just 28.6% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 35 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Perth against the rest of the country
Within North Dakota, Perth ranks higher (84th percentile) than it does nationally (66th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Perth ranks 10,817 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,279 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 67 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Perth
At the 66th percentile nationally, Perth carries the 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
With 71.4% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Perth gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Perth's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Perth's 10,817-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Perth's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.