Gould, OK
How exposed is Gould to wildfire?
Gould's 187 buildings earn a 80th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Gould at the 76th percentile, close to its 80th-percentile risk score.
Where Gould's buildings actually sit
Most of Gould's buildings (74.9%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Gould ranks
Gould ranks lower within Oklahoma (21st percentile statewide) than its 80th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gould ranks 6,184 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,363 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 657 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Gould and the insurance market
Gould's very high rating (80th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 74.9% of Gould'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 Gould's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Gould's 6,184-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Gould's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.