Power, MT
Power wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Power lands at the 56th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 165 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Power at the 57th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
165 buildings are counted in Power, and 58.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 41.8% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Power compares
Power ranks lower within Montana (20th percentile statewide) than its 56th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Power ranks 13,776 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,224 by building count (1 is largest). Within Montana alone, it ranks 381 of 475 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Montana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Power
Power's elevated rating (56th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 58.2% of Power'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
Power's 56th-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 Power, see the exposure-zones guide.