WildfireRiskFinder

Lenapah, OK

Lenapah, OK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers

High
78thpercentile nationally

Lenapah's 188 buildings earn a 78th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)

Separately from the risk score above, Lenapah's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 79th percentile nationally.

What "at risk" means for the buildings here

188Total buildings
81.9%Direct exposure
18.1%Indirect exposure
0%Minimal exposure

81.9% of Lenapah's 188 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 154 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 18.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.

How Lenapah compares

Lenapah ranks lower within Oklahoma (17th percentile statewide) than its 78th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lenapah ranks 6,943 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,328 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 693 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.

Shopping for coverage in Lenapah

Lenapah's high rating (78th 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.

Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it

With 81.9% of Lenapah 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.

Where Lenapah's figures come from

The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 188 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lenapah. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lenapah's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.