Platinum, AK
Platinum wildfire risk explained
Platinum's 74 buildings earn a 55th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Platinum at the 60th percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
Where Platinum's buildings actually sit
Of Platinum's 74 counted buildings, 81.1% carry Direct exposure and only 13.5% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Platinum against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Platinum's 55th national percentile and its 45th percentile inside Alaska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Platinum ranks 14,045 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,115 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 178 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Platinum and the insurance market
At the 55th national percentile, Platinum rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Platinum
With 81.1% of Platinum 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 Platinum's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 74 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Platinum. The exposure-zones guide covers what Platinum's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.