Weidman, MI
How exposed is Weidman to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Weidman lands at the 21st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 721 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Weidman's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 20th percentile nationally.
Weidman's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Weidman: 58.3% of its 721 buildings, versus 37.6% Indirect and 4.2% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Weidman ranks
Compare Weidman's two percentiles: 69th within Michigan, only 21st nationally — a gap of 48 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Weidman ranks 24,966 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,438 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 235 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Weidman's moderate wildfire rating (21st 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 58.3% of Weidman 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 721 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Weidman. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Weidman, see the exposure-zones guide.