Huslia, AK
How exposed is Huslia to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Huslia at the 87th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 166 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Huslia at the 88th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Huslia (69.9% of 166 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 30.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Huslia against the rest of the country
Huslia's 87th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 71st ranking inside Alaska does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 16 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Huslia ranks 4,022 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,159 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 94 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Huslia
At the 87th percentile nationally, Huslia carries the very 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Huslia's 69.9% 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 Huslia's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 166 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Huslia. The exposure-zones guide covers what Huslia's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.