Mackay, ID
Mackay, ID's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Mackay lands at the 55th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 572 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Mackay at the 50th percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
Where Mackay's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 83.6% of Mackay's 572 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 16.4% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Mackay compares
Mackay ranks lower within Idaho (21st percentile statewide) than its 55th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mackay ranks 14,111 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,211 by building count (1 is largest). Within Idaho alone, it ranks 183 of 232 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Idaho on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mackay
At the 55th national percentile, Mackay rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 83.6% of Mackay's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 572 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mackay. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Mackay, see the exposure-zones guide.