Eskridge, KS
Eskridge, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Eskridge at the 96th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 379 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Eskridge at the 94th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Eskridge's buildings (75.7%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Eskridge ranks
Eskridge's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (97th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (96th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Eskridge ranks 1,322 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,668 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 23 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Eskridge and the insurance market
At the 96th percentile nationally, Eskridge carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Eskridge
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Eskridge (75.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 379 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Eskridge. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Eskridge, see the exposure-zones guide.