Russell Springs, KY
How exposed is Russell Springs to wildfire?
Russell Springs's 2,091 buildings earn a 47th-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 Russell Springs at the 50th percentile, close to its 47th-percentile risk score.
Where Russell Springs's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 67.8% of Russell Springs's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 32.2% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 1,417 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Russell Springs ranks
Within Kentucky, Russell Springs ranks higher (76th percentile) than it does nationally (47th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Russell Springs ranks 16,703 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,217 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 135 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Russell Springs and the insurance market
At the 47th national percentile, Russell Springs rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Russell Springs's 67.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Russell Springs's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Russell Springs's 16,703-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Russell Springs's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.