Latimer, KS
How exposed is Latimer to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Latimer at the 79th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 27 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Latimer's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
Where Latimer's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 51.9% of Latimer's 27 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 48.2% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Latimer against the rest of the country
Latimer scores 79th nationally and 77th 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, Latimer ranks 6,681 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,390 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 164 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Latimer
At the 79th percentile nationally, Latimer carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Latimer's 51.9% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Latimer's figures come from
Latimer's 79th-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 Latimer's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.