McConnell AFB, KS
How exposed is McConnell AFB to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, McConnell AFB lands at the 84th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 640 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks McConnell AFB at the 80th national percentile — 4 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
McConnell AFB's building exposure, zone by zone
94.1% of McConnell AFB's 640 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 5.9% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How McConnell AFB compares
McConnell AFB scores 84th nationally and 83rd 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, McConnell AFB ranks 5,041 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,325 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 122 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in McConnell AFB
McConnell AFB's 84th-percentile, very high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in McConnell AFB
Even with 94.1% of McConnell AFB outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where McConnell AFB's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 640 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for McConnell AFB. The exposure-zones guide covers what McConnell AFB's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.