Lansing, NC
Lansing, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Lansing sits at the 63rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 148 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 Lansing at the 65th percentile, close to its 63rd-percentile risk score.
Lansing's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Lansing: 78.4% of its 148 buildings, versus 21.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Lansing ranks
Lansing scores 63rd nationally and 61st within North Carolina — 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 11,797 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,961 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 301 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Lansing and the insurance market
Lansing's high rating (63rd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Lansing
With 78.4% 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 148 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lansing. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Lansing, see the exposure-zones guide.