Edmonton, KY
Edmonton wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Edmonton at the 42nd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,191 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Edmonton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
Where Edmonton's buildings actually sit
1,191 buildings are counted in Edmonton, and 78.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Edmonton compares
Compare Edmonton's two percentiles: 70th within Kentucky, only 42nd nationally — a gap of 28 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Edmonton ranks 18,241 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,701 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 163 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Edmonton
Edmonton's elevated wildfire rating (42nd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Edmonton (78.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Edmonton's figures come from
Edmonton'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 Edmonton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.