Herndon, KS
How exposed is Herndon to wildfire?
Herndon sits at the 46th 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 188 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Herndon at the 45th percentile, close to its 46th-percentile risk score.
Where Herndon's buildings actually sit
66% of Herndon's 188 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 10.1% Direct and 23.9% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Herndon ranks
Herndon ranks lower within Kansas (24th percentile statewide) than its 46th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Herndon ranks 16,981 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,316 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 552 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Herndon and the insurance market
Herndon's elevated wildfire rating (46th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 66% of Herndon'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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 188 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Herndon. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Herndon, see the exposure-zones guide.