Remer, MN
Remer, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Remer lands at the 45th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 354 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Remer's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 56.8% of Remer's 354 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 43.2% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Remer ranks
Within Minnesota, Remer ranks higher (65th percentile) than it does nationally (45th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Remer ranks 17,269 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,214 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 318 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Remer and the insurance market
At the 45th national percentile, Remer rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Remer
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Remer (56.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Remer's 17,269-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Remer, see the exposure-zones guide.