Verona, ND
Verona, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Verona at the 58th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 104 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Verona at the 56th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 74% of Verona's 104 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 26% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Verona ranks
There's little gap between Verona's 58th national percentile and its 69th percentile inside North Dakota, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Verona ranks 13,187 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,858 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 126 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 58th national percentile, Verona rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Verona (74% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Verona's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 104 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Verona. The exposure-zones guide covers what Verona's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.