Buckland, AK
How exposed is Buckland to wildfire?
Buckland sits at the 58th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 145 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Buckland at the 60th percentile, close to its 58th-percentile risk score.
Where Buckland's buildings actually sit
73.8% of Buckland's 145 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 26.2% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Buckland ranks
Buckland's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alaska (46th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (58th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Buckland ranks 13,256 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,055 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 173 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Buckland
Buckland's elevated wildfire rating (58th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Buckland (73.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Buckland's figures come from
Buckland's 58th-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 Buckland's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.