Bronson, KS
How exposed is Bronson to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bronson lands at the 67th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 225 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bronson at the 67th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Bronson's building exposure, zone by zone
47.6% of Bronson's 225 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 107 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 17.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 34.7% are Minimal.
How Bronson compares
Bronson scores 67th nationally and 62nd within Kansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bronson ranks 10,555 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,943 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 274 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bronson
At the 67th percentile nationally, Bronson carries the 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 47.6% of Bronson 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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bronson's 10,555-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bronson, see the exposure-zones guide.