Fredonia, KS
Fredonia, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Fredonia at the 62nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,885 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fredonia's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 61st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Fredonia's buildings (82% of 1,885) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Fredonia against the rest of the country
Fredonia's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (56th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (62nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fredonia ranks 11,913 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,804 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 317 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Fredonia's high rating (62nd 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.
Hardening a home in Fredonia
Fredonia's 82% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Fredonia's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fredonia's 11,913-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fredonia's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.