Queen Anne (Queen Anne's), MD
Queen Anne (Queen Anne's), MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Queen Anne (Queen Anne's) sits at the 42nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 137 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Queen Anne (Queen Anne's)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
Where Queen Anne (Queen Anne's)'s buildings actually sit
56.2% of Queen Anne (Queen Anne's)'s 137 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 43.8% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Queen Anne (Queen Anne's) compares
Compare Queen Anne (Queen Anne's)'s two percentiles: 61st within Maryland, only 42nd nationally — a gap of 18 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Queen Anne (Queen Anne's) ranks 18,213 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,401 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 208 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Queen Anne (Queen Anne's)
Queen Anne (Queen Anne's)'s elevated wildfire rating (42nd 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 56.2% of Queen Anne (Queen Anne's)'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.
Where Queen Anne (Queen Anne's)'s figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 137 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Queen Anne (Queen Anne's). The exposure-zones guide covers what Queen Anne (Queen Anne's)'s dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.