Fort Yukon, AK
Fort Yukon, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Fort Yukon at the 78th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 318 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fort Yukon at the 75th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
67.3% of Fort Yukon's 318 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 32.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Fort Yukon compares
Fort Yukon's 78th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 62nd ranking inside Alaska does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 17 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fort Yukon ranks 6,794 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,140 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 124 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 78th percentile nationally, Fort Yukon carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Fort Yukon
Fort Yukon's 67.3% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Fort Yukon's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 318 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Fort Yukon. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fort Yukon's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.