Sycamore, KS
How exposed is Sycamore to wildfire?
Sycamore sits at the 72nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 125 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sycamore's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 71st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Sycamore's 125 counted buildings, 87.2% 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 Sycamore ranks
Sycamore scores 72nd nationally and 70th within Kansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sycamore ranks 8,856 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,942 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 220 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Sycamore and the insurance market
Sycamore's high rating (72nd 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.
Hardening a home in Sycamore
With 87.2% of Sycamore in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Sycamore's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Sycamore's 8,856-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sycamore's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.