Massac, KY
Massac wildfire risk explained
Massac sits at the 41st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,159 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Massac at the 43rd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 68.6% of Massac's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 29.4% Indirect share and far above its 2% Minimal share — a profile where 1,480 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Massac compares
Massac's 69th-percentile standing inside Kentucky outpaces its 41st national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Massac ranks 18,680 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,043 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 173 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Massac
Massac's elevated wildfire rating (41st percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Massac
Because Direct exposure dominates in Massac (68.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Massac's 18,680-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Massac, see the exposure-zones guide.