Bison, OK
Bison wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Bison at the 52nd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 88 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bison at the 48th national percentile — 4 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Bison's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Bison: 62.5% of its 88 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 37.5% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Bison ranks
Bison ranks lower within Oklahoma (5th percentile statewide) than its 52nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bison ranks 15,138 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,588 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 789 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bison
Bison's elevated rating (52nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bison (62.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Bison's 52nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bison, see the exposure-zones guide.