White Bird, ID
White Bird, ID's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
White Bird sits at the 89th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 99 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, White Bird's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 93rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
99 buildings are counted in White Bird, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How White Bird compares
Inside Idaho, White Bird sits at just the 64th percentile even though it scores 89th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, White Bird ranks 3,429 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,069 by building count (1 is largest). Within Idaho alone, it ranks 84 of 232 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Idaho on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in White Bird
At the 89th percentile nationally, White Bird carries the very 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 White Bird
With 100% of White Bird 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 99 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for White Bird. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond White Bird, see the exposure-zones guide.