Silverdale, KS
Silverdale, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Silverdale sits at the 91st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 67 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Silverdale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 89th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Silverdale's 67 counted buildings, 61.2% 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 Silverdale ranks
Silverdale's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (91st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (91st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Silverdale ranks 2,954 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,384 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 64 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Silverdale
Silverdale's very high rating (91st 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
Silverdale's 61.2% 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 Silverdale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 67 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Silverdale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Silverdale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.