Wheatland, ND
Wheatland, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Wheatland at the 41st national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 83 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wheatland at the 41st national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Wheatland's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Wheatland: 80.7% of its 83 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 19.3% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Wheatland compares
Wheatland scores 41st nationally and 26th within North Dakota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wheatland ranks 18,663 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,776 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 296 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wheatland
Wheatland's elevated rating (41st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Wheatland
Because Direct exposure dominates in Wheatland (80.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Wheatland's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 83 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wheatland. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wheatland's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.