Kickapoo Site 7, KS
How exposed is Kickapoo Site 7 to wildfire?
USFS scores Kickapoo Site 7 at the 79th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 29 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 Kickapoo Site 7 at the 80th percentile, close to its 79th-percentile risk score.
Where Kickapoo Site 7's buildings actually sit
62.1% of Kickapoo Site 7's 29 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 18 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 37.9% are Minimal.
How Kickapoo Site 7 compares
Kickapoo Site 7 scores 79th nationally and 77th within Kansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kickapoo Site 7 ranks 6,740 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,369 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 168 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Kickapoo Site 7
Kickapoo Site 7's high rating (79th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Kickapoo Site 7
Because Direct exposure dominates in Kickapoo Site 7 (62.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Kickapoo Site 7's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Kickapoo Site 7's 6,740-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kickapoo Site 7's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.