Ezel, KY
Ezel, KY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ezel sits at the 74th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 195 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ezel at the 78th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Ezel's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 67.7% of Ezel's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 32.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 132 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Ezel compares
Ezel's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kentucky (84th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (74th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ezel ranks 8,321 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,029 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 87 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ezel
Ezel's high rating (74th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Ezel (67.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Ezel's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Ezel's 8,321-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ezel's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.