Russell, MN
Russell wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Russell at the 46th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 268 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Russell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Russell's buildings (68.3% of 268) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Russell compares
Compare Russell's two percentiles: 66th within Minnesota, only 46th nationally — a gap of 21 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Russell ranks 17,175 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,568 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 312 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Russell
At the 46th national percentile, Russell 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
With 68.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Russell gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
Russell's 46th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Russell, see the exposure-zones guide.