Lyons Switch, OK
Lyons Switch wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Lyons Switch at the 94th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 459 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lyons Switch at the 96th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Lyons Switch's building exposure, zone by zone
459 buildings are counted in Lyons Switch, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Lyons Switch compares
Lyons Switch ranks lower within Oklahoma (69th percentile statewide) than its 94th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lyons Switch ranks 2,022 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,085 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 258 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Lyons Switch and the insurance market
At the 94th percentile nationally, Lyons Switch carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Lyons Switch
With 100% of Lyons Switch 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 Lyons Switch's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 459 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lyons Switch. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lyons Switch's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.