Kipp, KS
How exposed is Kipp to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Kipp at the 46th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 68 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Kipp's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 38th percentile nationally.
Kipp's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 77.9% of Kipp's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 22.1% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Kipp compares
Kipp ranks lower within Kansas (23rd percentile statewide) than its 46th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kipp ranks 16,982 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,354 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 553 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Kipp's elevated wildfire rating (46th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Kipp
Kipp's 77.9% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 68 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kipp. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Kipp, see the exposure-zones guide.