Kansas, AL
Kansas, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Kansas lands at the 71st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 193 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Kansas's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 74th percentile nationally.
Kansas's building exposure, zone by zone
100% of Kansas's 193 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 193 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Kansas ranks
Inside Alabama, Kansas sits at just the 48th percentile even though it scores 71st nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kansas ranks 9,254 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,109 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 308 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Kansas and the insurance market
At the 71st percentile nationally, Kansas 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Kansas's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Kansas's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 193 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kansas. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kansas's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.