Savage, MD
Savage, MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Savage at the 23rd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 1,750 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Savage's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 22nd percentile nationally.
Savage's building exposure, zone by zone
Savage rates 58.1% Minimal exposure against just 41.9% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 1,750 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Savage ranks
Savage scores 23rd nationally and 32nd 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, Savage ranks 24,293 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,225 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 359 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Savage
At the 23rd national percentile, Savage rates moderate 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 Savage
Even with 58.1% of Savage outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Savage's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Savage's 24,293-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Savage's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.