Lackland AFB, TX
Lackland AFB wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lackland AFB lands at the 60th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,103 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Lackland AFB at the 61st percentile, close to its 60th-percentile risk score.
Where Lackland AFB's buildings actually sit
Most of Lackland AFB's buildings (79.1% of 1,103) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Lackland AFB compares
Lackland AFB's 60th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 14th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 46 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lackland AFB ranks 12,622 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,266 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,545 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lackland AFB
At the 60th national percentile, Lackland AFB rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Lackland AFB's 79.1% 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.
Where Lackland AFB's figures come from
Lackland AFB's 60th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lackland AFB's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.