Delta Junction, AK
Delta Junction, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Delta Junction at the 97th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 953 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Delta Junction at the 96th percentile, close to its 97th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 81.7% of Delta Junction's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 18.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 779 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Delta Junction ranks
Delta Junction's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alaska (91st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (97th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Delta Junction ranks 1,058 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,282 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 30 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Delta Junction and the insurance market
At the 97th percentile nationally, Delta Junction 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
With 81.7% of Delta Junction 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 Delta Junction's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 953 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Delta Junction. The exposure-zones guide covers what Delta Junction's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.