White Shield, ND
White Shield, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
White Shield sits at the 38th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 194 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts White Shield at the 34th percentile, close to its 38th-percentile risk score.
Where White Shield's buildings actually sit
194 buildings are counted in White Shield, and 60.3% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 39.7% rated Minimal.
White Shield against the rest of the country
White Shield ranks lower within North Dakota (21st percentile statewide) than its 38th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, White Shield ranks 19,546 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,092 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 319 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in White Shield
At the 38th national percentile, White Shield rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in White Shield
With 60.3% of White Shield 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 194 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for White Shield. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond White Shield, see the exposure-zones guide.