Ross, ND
Ross wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Ross at the 44th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 105 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ross's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
Ross's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 79.1% of Ross's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 17.1% Direct and 3.8% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Ross against the rest of the country
Ross scores 44th nationally and 36th 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, Ross ranks 17,558 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,811 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 257 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Ross and the insurance market
At the 44th national percentile, Ross rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Ross's 79.1% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 105 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ross. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Ross, see the exposure-zones guide.