Herington, KS
Herington wildfire risk explained
Herington sits at the 80th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,766 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Herington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 71st percentile nationally.
Herington's building exposure, zone by zone
66.1% of Herington's 1,766 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 15.1% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Herington ranks
Herington scores 80th nationally and 79th 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, Herington ranks 6,366 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,168 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 155 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Herington and the insurance market
At the 80th percentile nationally, Herington 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 Herington
Even with 66.1% of Herington 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.
More on how this number was built
Herington's 80th-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 Herington, see the exposure-zones guide.