Stickney, SD
Stickney, SD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Stickney sits at the 65th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 284 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Stickney's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
Where Stickney's buildings actually sit
Most of Stickney's buildings (62.3%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Stickney ranks
Stickney's risk sits at a similar level relative to South Dakota (57th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (65th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Stickney ranks 10,979 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,076 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 188 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Stickney
At the 65th percentile nationally, Stickney carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Stickney
Stickney's 62.3% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Stickney's 10,979-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Stickney, see the exposure-zones guide.