Kirk, CO
How exposed is Kirk to wildfire?
Kirk sits at the 53rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 107 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Kirk at the 51st percentile, close to its 53rd-percentile risk score.
Where Kirk's buildings actually sit
66.4% of Kirk's 107 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 71 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 33.6% are Minimal.
Where Kirk ranks
Inside Colorado, Kirk sits at just the 21st percentile even though it scores 53rd 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, Kirk ranks 14,770 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,722 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 372 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Kirk
Kirk's elevated rating (53rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Kirk
Kirk's 66.4% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Kirk's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 107 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kirk. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kirk's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.