Tanaina, AK
How exposed is Tanaina to wildfire?
Tanaina sits at the 70th 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 3,491 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Tanaina at the 67th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Tanaina's building exposure, zone by zone
100% of Tanaina's 3,491 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 3,490 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Tanaina ranks
Inside Alaska, Tanaina sits at just the 52nd percentile even though it scores 70th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tanaina ranks 9,475 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,782 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 154 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Tanaina
Tanaina's high rating (70th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Tanaina (100%), 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
Tanaina's 70th-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 Tanaina, see the exposure-zones guide.