Strong City, OK
Strong City wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Strong City at the 96th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 48 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Strong City at the 96th percentile, close to its 96th-percentile risk score.
Where Strong City's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Strong City: 77.1% of its 48 buildings, versus 22.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Strong City compares
Strong City's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oklahoma (84th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (96th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Strong City ranks 1,331 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,984 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 134 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Strong City
At the 96th percentile nationally, Strong City 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 Strong City
Because Direct exposure dominates in Strong City (77.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Strong City's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 48 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Strong City. The exposure-zones guide covers what Strong City's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.