Nulato, AK
How exposed is Nulato to wildfire?
Nulato's 136 buildings earn a 85th-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, Nulato's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 85th percentile nationally.
Where Nulato's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 81.6% of Nulato's 136 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 16.9% Direct and 1.5% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Nulato ranks
Nulato's 85th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 68th ranking inside Alaska does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 17 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Nulato ranks 4,841 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,427 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 104 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Nulato
Nulato's very high rating (85th 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.
Hardening a home in Nulato
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Nulato (81.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Nulato's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 136 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Nulato. The exposure-zones guide covers what Nulato's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.