Chistochina, AK
Chistochina, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Chistochina sits at the 95th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 87 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Chistochina's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 93rd percentile nationally.
Chistochina's building exposure, zone by zone
100% of Chistochina's 87 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 87 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Chistochina compares
Chistochina scores 95th nationally and 84th 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, Chistochina ranks 1,719 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,602 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 53 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Chistochina and the insurance market
At the 95th percentile nationally, Chistochina carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Chistochina's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Chistochina's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Chistochina's 1,719-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Chistochina's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.