Dresden, KS
Dresden wildfire risk explained
Dresden sits at the 43rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 90 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Dresden at the 40th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Dresden's building exposure, zone by zone
90 buildings are counted in Dresden, and 43.3% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 28.9% rated Minimal.
How Dresden compares
Inside Kansas, Dresden sits at just the 19th percentile even though it scores 43rd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dresden ranks 18,115 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,493 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 587 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Dresden and the insurance market
Dresden's elevated rating (43rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Dresden
Because Direct exposure dominates in Dresden (43.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Dresden's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 90 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dresden. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dresden's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.