College, AK
How exposed is College to wildfire?
College 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 4,501 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts College at the 94th percentile, close to its 95th-percentile risk score.
College's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in College: 64.9% of its 4,501 buildings, versus 23.8% Indirect and 11.3% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
College against the rest of the country
There's little gap between College's 95th national percentile and its 86th percentile inside Alaska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, College ranks 1,467 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,794 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 45 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
College and the insurance market
At the 95th percentile nationally, College 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 64.9% of College 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 College's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,501 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for College. The exposure-zones guide covers what College's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.