Iliamna, AK
Iliamna wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Iliamna at the 42nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 171 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Iliamna at the 44th percentile, close to its 42nd-percentile risk score.
Iliamna's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 90.6% of Iliamna's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 8.8% Indirect share and far above its 0.6% Minimal share — a profile where 155 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Iliamna against the rest of the country
Iliamna scores 42nd nationally and 32nd within Alaska — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Iliamna ranks 18,141 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,969 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 218 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Iliamna and the insurance market
Iliamna's elevated rating (42nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Iliamna (90.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Iliamna's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Iliamna's 18,141-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Iliamna's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.