Emmonak, AK
Emmonak, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Emmonak's 345 buildings earn a 54th-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Emmonak's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
Where Emmonak's buildings actually sit
345 buildings are counted in Emmonak, and 54.2% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 1.7% rated Minimal.
Where Emmonak ranks
Emmonak's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alaska (43rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (54th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Emmonak ranks 14,611 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,441 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 184 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Emmonak
At the 54th national percentile, Emmonak 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 Emmonak
Because Direct exposure dominates in Emmonak (54.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Emmonak's 54th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Emmonak, see the exposure-zones guide.