Tamarack, MN
Tamarack, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Tamarack lands at the 58th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 117 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Tamarack at the 56th percentile, close to its 58th-percentile risk score.
Tamarack's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Tamarack's 117 counted buildings, 59% 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.
How Tamarack compares
Tamarack's 84th-percentile standing inside Minnesota outpaces its 58th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tamarack ranks 13,213 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,310 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 145 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Tamarack
Tamarack's elevated rating (58th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 59% of Tamarack in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Tamarack's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 117 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Tamarack. The exposure-zones guide covers what Tamarack's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.