Almena, KS
How exposed is Almena to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Almena lands at the 47th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 405 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Almena's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
73.3% of Almena's 405 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 26.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Almena ranks
Almena ranks lower within Kansas (25th percentile statewide) than its 47th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Almena ranks 16,699 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,120 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 539 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Almena and the insurance market
Almena's elevated wildfire rating (47th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Almena
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Almena (73.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Almena's 47th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Almena, see the exposure-zones guide.