Alatna, AK
Alatna wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Alatna lands at the 92nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 26 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Alatna's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 91st percentile nationally.
Alatna's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of Alatna's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 26 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Alatna ranks
Alatna scores 92nd nationally and 79th within Alaska — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alatna ranks 2,508 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,398 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 67 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Alatna's 92nd-percentile, very high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 100% of Alatna 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 Alatna's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Alatna's 2,508-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Alatna's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.