Chase, AK
Chase wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Chase lands at the 78th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 102 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Chase at the 72nd national percentile — 6 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
102 buildings are counted in Chase, and 100% 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.
How Chase compares
Chase ranks lower within Alaska (60th percentile statewide) than its 78th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Chase ranks 6,983 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,931 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 128 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Chase
Chase's 78th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Chase (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Chase's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Chase's 6,983-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Chase's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.