Severy, KS
Severy, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Severy lands at the 89th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 293 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 Severy at the 89th percentile, close to its 89th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
57.7% of Severy's 293 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 42.3% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Severy against the rest of the country
Severy scores 89th nationally and 90th within Kansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Severy ranks 3,431 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,817 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 74 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Severy and the insurance market
Severy'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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 57.7% of Severy's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Severy's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 293 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Severy. The exposure-zones guide covers what Severy's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.