Galena, AK
Galena, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Galena at the 83rd national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 413 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Galena at the 81st national percentile — 2 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
413 buildings are counted in Galena, and 67.1% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 32.7% in Direct exposure or the 0.2% rated Minimal.
How Galena compares
Galena ranks lower within Alaska (65th percentile statewide) than its 83rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Galena ranks 5,439 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,961 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 113 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 83rd percentile nationally, Galena carries the very 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 67.1% of Galena's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Galena's figures come from
Galena's 83rd-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 Galena's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.