Chevak, AK
How exposed is Chevak to wildfire?
USFS scores Chevak at the 55th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 251 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Chevak at the 65th percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
Where Chevak's buildings actually sit
74.5% of Chevak's 251 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 25.1% Direct and 0.4% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Chevak against the rest of the country
Chevak's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alaska (45th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (55th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Chevak ranks 14,139 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,094 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 179 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Chevak
Chevak's elevated wildfire rating (55th 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.
Hardening a home in Chevak
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Chevak (74.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Chevak's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 251 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Chevak. The exposure-zones guide covers what Chevak's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.