Oscarville, AK
How exposed is Oscarville to wildfire?
Oscarville's 30 buildings earn a 71st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Oscarville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Oscarville's 30 counted buildings, 100% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Oscarville against the rest of the country
Oscarville's 71st national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 54th 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, Oscarville ranks 9,192 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,355 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 150 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Oscarville
At the 71st percentile nationally, Oscarville carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Oscarville
With 100% of Oscarville 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 Oscarville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Oscarville's 9,192-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Oscarville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.