Rhame, ND
How exposed is Rhame to wildfire?
Rhame's 207 buildings earn a 50th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Rhame at the 49th percentile, close to its 50th-percentile risk score.
Where Rhame's buildings actually sit
53.1% of Rhame's 207 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 41.6% Direct and 5.3% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Rhame compares
Rhame scores 50th nationally and 53rd within North Dakota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rhame ranks 15,677 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,615 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 190 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 50th national percentile, Rhame 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 Rhame
Because 53.1% of Rhame'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
Rhame's 50th-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 Rhame, see the exposure-zones guide.