Redland, MD
Redland, MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Redland at the 17th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 4,041 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Redland at the 16th percentile, close to its 17th-percentile risk score.
Where Redland's buildings actually sit
54.9% of Redland's 4,041 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 2,217 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 27.9% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 17.2% are Minimal.
Redland against the rest of the country
Redland scores 17th nationally and 19th within Maryland — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Redland ranks 26,128 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,198 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 428 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Redland
Redland's low rating (17th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 54.9% of Redland in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Redland's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,041 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Redland. The exposure-zones guide covers what Redland's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.