Everest, KS
How exposed is Everest to wildfire?
Everest sits at the 56th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 255 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Everest at the 56th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
80.8% of Everest's 255 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 19.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Everest ranks
Everest scores 56th nationally and 44th within Kansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Everest ranks 13,992 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,978 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 408 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Everest
Everest's elevated wildfire rating (56th 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
Everest's 80.8% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Everest's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 255 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Everest. The exposure-zones guide covers what Everest's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.