Dunmor, KY
Dunmor wildfire risk explained
Dunmor's 309 buildings earn a 42nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Dunmor at the 45th percentile, close to its 42nd-percentile risk score.
Dunmor's building exposure, zone by zone
95.5% of Dunmor's 309 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 295 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 4.5% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Dunmor against the rest of the country
Dunmor's 71st-percentile standing inside Kentucky outpaces its 42nd national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dunmor ranks 18,210 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,395 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 161 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Dunmor and the insurance market
At the 42nd national percentile, Dunmor rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Dunmor
Dunmor's 95.5% 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 Dunmor's figures come from
Dunmor's 42nd-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 Dunmor's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.