Susitna, AK
Susitna wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Susitna at the 82nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 122 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Susitna's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 76th percentile nationally.
Where Susitna's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Susitna's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 122 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Susitna compares
Susitna's 82nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 64th ranking inside Alaska does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 18 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Susitna ranks 5,757 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,047 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 117 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
At the 82nd percentile nationally, Susitna 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 Susitna
Susitna's 100% 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.
More on how this number was built
Susitna's 82nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Susitna, see the exposure-zones guide.