Parker, KS
Parker wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Parker lands at the 59th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 199 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Parker's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
Parker's building exposure, zone by zone
199 buildings are counted in Parker, and 43.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 13.6% rated Minimal.
Parker against the rest of the country
Parker's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (50th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (59th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Parker ranks 13,043 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,883 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 358 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
Parker's elevated rating (59th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 43.7% of Parker 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 199 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Parker. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Parker, see the exposure-zones guide.