Sams Corner, OK
Sams Corner wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Sams Corner at the 91st national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 113 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Sams Corner at the 93rd percentile, close to its 91st-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Sams Corner's 113 counted buildings, 100% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Sams Corner ranks
Sams Corner ranks lower within Oklahoma (52nd percentile statewide) than its 91st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sams Corner ranks 2,870 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,515 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 402 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sams Corner
At the 91st percentile nationally, Sams Corner carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Sams Corner
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sams Corner (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sams Corner's figures come from
Sams Corner's 91st-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 Sams Corner's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.