Salamatof, AK
Salamatof wildfire risk explained
Salamatof's 385 buildings earn a 76th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Salamatof's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
Where Salamatof's buildings actually sit
385 buildings are counted in Salamatof, and 75.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0.3% rated Minimal.
Salamatof against the rest of the country
Inside Alaska, Salamatof sits at just the 60th percentile even though it scores 76th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Salamatof ranks 7,458 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,515 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 131 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 76th percentile nationally, Salamatof 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Salamatof (75.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 385 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Salamatof. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Salamatof, see the exposure-zones guide.