Keener, NC
How exposed is Keener to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Keener at the 58th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 594 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Keener at the 57th percentile, close to its 58th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Keener: 71.9% of its 594 buildings, versus 28.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Keener against the rest of the country
Keener's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (57th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (58th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Keener ranks 13,123 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,917 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 333 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Keener and the insurance market
At the 58th national percentile, Keener rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Keener (71.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Keener's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Keener's 13,123-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Keener's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.