Skyland, NV
Skyland wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Skyland lands at the 98th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 245 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Skyland at the 97th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Skyland's building exposure, zone by zone
245 buildings are counted in Skyland, and 64.9% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 3.3% rated Minimal.
Skyland against the rest of the country
Skyland ranks lower within Nevada (76th percentile statewide) than its 98th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Skyland ranks 700 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,304 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nevada alone, it ranks 30 of 123 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nevada on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Skyland
Skyland's very high rating (98th 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 Direct exposure dominates in Skyland (64.9%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Skyland's 700-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Skyland, see the exposure-zones guide.