Ozawkie, KS
How exposed is Ozawkie to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ozawkie lands at the 67th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 278 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Ozawkie at the 68th percentile, close to its 67th-percentile risk score.
Where Ozawkie's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 53.6% of Ozawkie's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 46.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 149 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Ozawkie against the rest of the country
Ozawkie's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (63rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (67th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ozawkie ranks 10,398 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,259 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 271 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Ozawkie's high rating (67th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Ozawkie (53.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 278 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ozawkie. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Ozawkie, see the exposure-zones guide.