Egegik, AK
Egegik, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Egegik at the 27th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 288 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Egegik at the 29th percentile, close to its 27th-percentile risk score.
Where Egegik's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 73.6% of Egegik's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 14.9% Indirect share and far above its 11.5% Minimal share — a profile where 212 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Egegik compares
There's little gap between Egegik's 27th national percentile and its 24th percentile inside Alaska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Egegik ranks 22,901 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,953 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 244 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Egegik and the insurance market
Egegik's moderate wildfire rating (27th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Egegik (73.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Egegik's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 288 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Egegik. The exposure-zones guide covers what Egegik's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.