Axtell, KS
Axtell, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Axtell's 380 buildings earn a 48th-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.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Axtell at the 45th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Axtell's building exposure, zone by zone
Axtell rates 79.7% Minimal exposure against just 20.3% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 380 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
How Axtell compares
Axtell ranks lower within Kansas (26th percentile statewide) than its 48th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Axtell ranks 16,506 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,644 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 530 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Axtell and the insurance market
At the 48th national percentile, Axtell 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
With 79.7% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Axtell gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Axtell's figures come from
Axtell's 48th-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 Axtell's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.