Potwin, KS
Potwin wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Potwin lands at the 75th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 316 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 Potwin at the 68th percentile, close to its 75th-percentile risk score.
Where Potwin's buildings actually sit
Most of Potwin's buildings (79.1% of 316) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Potwin against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Potwin's 75th national percentile and its 72nd percentile inside Kansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Potwin ranks 7,847 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,205 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 202 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Potwin
At the 75th percentile nationally, Potwin carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 79.1% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Potwin gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Potwin's figures come from
Potwin's 75th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Potwin's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.