Sedan, MT
Sedan, MT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Sedan at the 81st national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 209 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sedan at the 77th national percentile — 4 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Sedan's buildings actually sit
Of Sedan's 209 counted buildings, 100% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Sedan against the rest of the country
Sedan ranks lower within Montana (55th percentile statewide) than its 81st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sedan ranks 5,928 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,523 by building count (1 is largest). Within Montana alone, it ranks 215 of 475 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Montana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sedan
Sedan's very high rating (81st percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Sedan
Sedan's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 209 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sedan. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Sedan, see the exposure-zones guide.