Piqua, KS
How exposed is Piqua to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Piqua lands at the 54th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 117 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Piqua's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 53rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
60.7% of Piqua's 117 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 39.3% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Piqua ranks
Piqua's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (40th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (54th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Piqua ranks 14,527 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,304 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 433 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Piqua
Piqua's elevated rating (54th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 60.7% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Piqua gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Piqua's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 117 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Piqua. The exposure-zones guide covers what Piqua's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.