Lansing, KS
Lansing, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Lansing at the 54th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 3,838 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 Lansing at the 54th percentile, close to its 54th-percentile risk score.
Where Lansing's buildings actually sit
3,838 buildings are counted in Lansing, and 38.9% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 33.8% rated Minimal.
Where Lansing ranks
Lansing scores 54th nationally and 39th 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, Lansing ranks 14,584 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,388 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 437 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
At the 54th national percentile, Lansing 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
With 38.9% of Lansing in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,838 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lansing. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Lansing, see the exposure-zones guide.