Hamlin, KS
Hamlin, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Hamlin at the 53rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 54 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Hamlin at the 53rd percentile, close to its 53rd-percentile risk score.
Hamlin's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 79.6% of Hamlin's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 20.4% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Hamlin against the rest of the country
Hamlin ranks lower within Kansas (38th percentile statewide) than its 53rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hamlin ranks 14,746 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,814 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 446 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hamlin
At the 53rd national percentile, Hamlin rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Hamlin
With 79.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Hamlin gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
Hamlin's 53rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Hamlin, see the exposure-zones guide.