Farm Loop, AK
Farm Loop wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Farm Loop lands at the 46th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,345 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Farm Loop at the 47th national percentile — 2 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
98.4% of Farm Loop's 1,345 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,323 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 1.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Farm Loop ranks
There's little gap between Farm Loop's 46th national percentile and its 34th percentile inside Alaska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Farm Loop ranks 17,164 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,854 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 212 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Farm Loop and the insurance market
At the 46th national percentile, Farm Loop 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 Farm Loop
With 98.4% of Farm Loop 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 Farm Loop's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Farm Loop's 17,164-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Farm Loop's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.