Burna, KY
Burna wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Burna lands at the 28th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 226 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Burna's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 30th percentile nationally.
Where Burna's buildings actually sit
226 buildings are counted in Burna, and 95.1% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Burna ranks
Within Kentucky, Burna ranks higher (53rd percentile) than it does nationally (28th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Burna ranks 22,778 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,914 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 262 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 28th national percentile, Burna rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Burna
With 95.1% of Burna 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
Burna's 28th-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 Burna, see the exposure-zones guide.