Trappe, MD
Trappe, MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Trappe lands at the 63rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 542 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Trappe's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 63rd percentile nationally.
Where Trappe's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Trappe (56.6% of 542 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 43.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Trappe against the rest of the country
Trappe's 89th-percentile standing inside Maryland outpaces its 63rd 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, Trappe ranks 11,665 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,681 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 61 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Trappe
At the 63rd percentile nationally, Trappe 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 Trappe
Trappe's 56.6% 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 Trappe's 11,665-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Trappe, see the exposure-zones guide.