Kingsford Heights, IN
Kingsford Heights wildfire risk explained
Kingsford Heights sits at the 13th 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 621 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Kingsford Heights at the 14th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Kingsford Heights's buildings actually sit
621 buildings are counted in Kingsford Heights, and 62.8% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 11.3% in Direct exposure or the 25.9% rated Minimal.
Where Kingsford Heights ranks
Kingsford Heights's 65th-percentile standing inside Indiana outpaces its 13th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kingsford Heights ranks 27,288 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,539 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 343 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Kingsford Heights and the insurance market
At the 13th national percentile, Kingsford Heights rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Kingsford Heights
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Kingsford Heights (62.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Kingsford Heights's 13th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Kingsford Heights, see the exposure-zones guide.