North Corbin, KY
North Corbin, KY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
North Corbin's 1,105 buildings earn a 81st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Corbin's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 85th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 52% of North Corbin's 1,105 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 24% Direct and 24.1% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where North Corbin ranks
North Corbin scores 81st nationally and 86th within Kentucky — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Corbin ranks 5,984 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,252 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 80 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in North Corbin
North Corbin's very high rating (81st percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in North Corbin (52% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where North Corbin's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,105 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for North Corbin. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Corbin's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.