Goldstream, AK
Goldstream, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Goldstream lands at the 99th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 2,214 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Goldstream at the 98th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Goldstream's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Goldstream's 2,214 counted buildings, 99.7% 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.
Goldstream against the rest of the country
Goldstream's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alaska (96th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (99th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Goldstream ranks 459 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,899 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 12 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
Goldstream's 99th-percentile, very high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 99.7% of Goldstream 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 Goldstream's figures come from
Goldstream's 99th-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 Goldstream's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.