Ridgeway, AK
How exposed is Ridgeway to wildfire?
Ridgeway's 1,471 buildings earn a 89th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ridgeway's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 88th percentile nationally.
Ridgeway's building exposure, zone by zone
77.2% of Ridgeway's 1,471 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,135 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 5.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 17.7% are Minimal.
Ridgeway against the rest of the country
Ridgeway ranks lower within Alaska (74th percentile statewide) than its 89th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ridgeway ranks 3,454 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,304 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 86 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Ridgeway and the insurance market
Ridgeway's very high rating (89th 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.
Hardening a home in Ridgeway
With 77.2% of Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,471 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ridgeway. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ridgeway's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.