Ouzinkie, AK
Ouzinkie, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Ouzinkie at the 26th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 121 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ouzinkie at the 29th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Ouzinkie's 121 counted buildings, 70.3% 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.
Ouzinkie against the rest of the country
Ouzinkie scores 26th nationally and 24th within Alaska — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ouzinkie ranks 23,311 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,093 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 245 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Ouzinkie's moderate wildfire rating (26th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With 70.3% of Ouzinkie 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 Ouzinkie's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 121 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ouzinkie. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ouzinkie's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.