Springdale, MD
How exposed is Springdale to wildfire?
Springdale sits at the 27th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,665 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Springdale at the 27th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Springdale's buildings actually sit
Most of Springdale's buildings (76.4% of 1,665) 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.
Springdale against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Springdale's 27th national percentile and its 39th percentile inside Maryland, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Springdale ranks 23,164 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,540 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 320 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Springdale and the insurance market
At the 27th national percentile, Springdale rates moderate 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
Even with 76.4% of Springdale 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 Springdale's figures come from
Springdale's 27th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Springdale's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.