Washington Grove, MD
Washington Grove wildfire risk explained
Washington Grove sits at the 8th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 263 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Washington Grove at the 8th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Washington Grove's building exposure, zone by zone
80.6% of Washington Grove's 263 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 212 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 19.4% are Minimal.
Washington Grove against the rest of the country
Washington Grove's risk sits at a similar level relative to Maryland (3rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (8th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Washington Grove ranks 28,968 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,732 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 514 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Washington Grove
Washington Grove's low wildfire rating (8th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Washington Grove
With 80.6% of Washington Grove 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 Washington Grove's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Washington Grove's 28,968-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Washington Grove's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.