Hennessey, OK
How exposed is Hennessey to wildfire?
Hennessey sits at the 40th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,468 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hennessey's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 36th percentile nationally.
Hennessey's building exposure, zone by zone
Hennessey rates 90.1% Minimal exposure against just 10% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 1,468 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
How Hennessey compares
Hennessey's 40th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 3rd ranking inside Oklahoma does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 37 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hennessey ranks 18,885 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,321 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 810 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hennessey
At the 40th national percentile, Hennessey rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Even with 90.1% of Hennessey outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Hennessey's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,468 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hennessey. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hennessey's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.