Hartford, KS
Hartford, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hartford's 312 buildings earn a 76th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Hartford at the 75th percentile, close to its 76th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
66% of Hartford's 312 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 34% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Hartford ranks
Hartford scores 76th nationally and 73rd within Kansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hartford ranks 7,562 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,315 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 195 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Hartford and the insurance market
At the 76th percentile nationally, Hartford carries the 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.
Hardening a home in Hartford
Hartford's 66% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Hartford's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hartford's 7,562-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hartford's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.