Inman, KS
Inman, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Inman's 680 buildings earn a 46th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Inman at the 40th percentile, close to its 46th-percentile risk score.
Where Inman's buildings actually sit
94.3% of Inman's 680 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 5.7% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Inman compares
Inman's 46th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 23rd ranking inside Kansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 23 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Inman ranks 17,079 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,858 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 558 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Inman
Inman'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.
Hardening a home in Inman
Even with 94.3% of Inman 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 Inman's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Inman's 17,079-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Inman's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.