Falun, KS
Falun wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Falun at the 55th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 92 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Falun at the 47th percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Falun's 92 counted buildings, 51.1% carry Direct exposure and only 48.9% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Falun against the rest of the country
Falun's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (43rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (55th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Falun ranks 14,115 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,398 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 414 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Falun
At the 55th national percentile, Falun 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 Falun
With 51.1% of Falun in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Falun's figures come from
Falun's 55th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Falun's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.