Athol, ID
Athol, ID's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Athol's 488 buildings earn a 58th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Athol's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
Athol's building exposure, zone by zone
488 buildings are counted in Athol, and 76.6% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 23.4% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Athol ranks
Athol's 58th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 24th ranking inside Idaho does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 34 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Athol ranks 13,235 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,562 by building count (1 is largest). Within Idaho alone, it ranks 177 of 232 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Idaho on its state page.
Athol and the insurance market
At the 58th national percentile, Athol rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Athol's 76.6% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Athol's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Athol's 13,235-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Athol's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.