Fishhook, AK
Fishhook, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Fishhook's 2,480 buildings earn a 55th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Fishhook at the 54th percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
Fishhook's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Fishhook's 2,480 counted buildings, 100% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Fishhook against the rest of the country
Fishhook's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alaska (44th 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, Fishhook ranks 14,234 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,335 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 181 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Fishhook and the insurance market
At the 55th national percentile, Fishhook rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Fishhook's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Fishhook's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fishhook's 14,234-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fishhook's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.