Kiana, AK
Kiana, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Kiana at the 86th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 188 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 Kiana at the 87th percentile, close to its 86th-percentile risk score.
Where Kiana's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Kiana (92% of 188 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 8% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Kiana ranks
Inside Alaska, Kiana sits at just the 70th percentile even though it scores 86th 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, Kiana ranks 4,495 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,306 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 97 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 86th percentile nationally, Kiana carries the very 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Kiana (92% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Kiana's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Kiana's 4,495-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kiana's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.