Dillingham, AK
Dillingham, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Dillingham at the 72nd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,298 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 Dillingham at the 71st percentile, close to its 72nd-percentile risk score.
Where Dillingham's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Dillingham: 74.3% of its 1,298 buildings, versus 24% Indirect and 1.8% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Dillingham compares
Dillingham's 72nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 55th ranking inside Alaska does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 17 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dillingham ranks 8,970 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,078 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 146 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dillingham
At the 72nd percentile nationally, Dillingham carries the 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 74.3% of Dillingham 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 Dillingham's figures come from
Dillingham's 72nd-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 Dillingham's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.