Mosquito Lake, AK
Mosquito Lake, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Mosquito Lake at the 11th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 215 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Mosquito Lake at the 11th percentile, close to its 11th-percentile risk score.
Where Mosquito Lake's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Mosquito Lake's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 215 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Mosquito Lake compares
There's little gap between Mosquito Lake's 11th national percentile and its 15th percentile inside Alaska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mosquito Lake ranks 27,976 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,296 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 273 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mosquito Lake
Mosquito Lake's low rating (11th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Mosquito Lake's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Mosquito Lake's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 215 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mosquito Lake. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mosquito Lake's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.