Alderson, OK
Alderson wildfire risk explained
Alderson sits at the 98th 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 200 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 Alderson at the 99th percentile, close to its 98th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Alderson's 200 counted buildings, 61% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Alderson against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Alderson's 98th national percentile and its 99th percentile inside Oklahoma, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alderson ranks 516 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,857 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 7 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Alderson
At the 98th percentile nationally, Alderson 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 Alderson
With 61% of Alderson 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 Alderson's figures come from
Alderson's 98th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Alderson's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.