Old Harbor, AK
Old Harbor, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Old Harbor sits at the 46th 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 156 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Old Harbor at the 49th percentile, close to its 46th-percentile risk score.
Old Harbor's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 62.8% of Old Harbor's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 36.5% Indirect share and far above its 0.6% Minimal share — a profile where 98 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Old Harbor compares
There's little gap between Old Harbor's 46th national percentile and its 35th percentile inside Alaska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Old Harbor ranks 17,102 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,598 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 211 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Old Harbor and the insurance market
Old Harbor's elevated rating (46th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Old Harbor
With 62.8% of Old Harbor in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Old Harbor's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 156 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Old Harbor. The exposure-zones guide covers what Old Harbor's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.