St. George, AK
St. George wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, St. George lands at the 5th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 75 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks St. George at the 6th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in St. George (90.7% of 75 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 9.3% sit in the Direct zone.
St. George against the rest of the country
St. George scores 5th nationally and 1st within Alaska — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, St. George ranks 29,868 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,070 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 319 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
St. George's low rating (5th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 90.7% of St. George'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 St. George's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind St. George's 29,868-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what St. George's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.