Kayak Point, WA
Kayak Point wildfire risk explained
Kayak Point sits at the 14th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,131 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 Kayak Point at the 14th percentile, close to its 14th-percentile risk score.
Kayak Point's building exposure, zone by zone
91.7% of Kayak Point's 1,131 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,037 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 6.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 2.2% are Minimal.
Kayak Point against the rest of the country
Kayak Point scores 14th nationally and 18th within Washington — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kayak Point ranks 26,964 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,080 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 514 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Kayak Point
Kayak Point's low rating (14th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Kayak Point (91.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Kayak Point's 14th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Kayak Point, see the exposure-zones guide.