Chignik Lagoon, AK
Chignik Lagoon, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Chignik Lagoon at the 38th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 119 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Chignik Lagoon at the 40th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Chignik Lagoon's building exposure, zone by zone
119 buildings are counted in Chignik Lagoon, and 73.1% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 3.4% rated Minimal.
How Chignik Lagoon compares
Chignik Lagoon scores 38th nationally and 29th within Alaska — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Chignik Lagoon ranks 19,465 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,175 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 228 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Chignik Lagoon
At the 38th national percentile, Chignik Lagoon rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 73.1% of Chignik Lagoon 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.
Where Chignik Lagoon's figures come from
Chignik Lagoon's 38th-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 Chignik Lagoon's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.