Tanana, AK
Tanana wildfire risk explained
Tanana's 255 buildings earn a 95th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Tanana's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 94th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
255 buildings are counted in Tanana, and 54.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 45.1% in Direct exposure or the 0.4% rated Minimal.
Tanana against the rest of the country
Tanana scores 95th nationally and 86th 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, Tanana ranks 1,499 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,968 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 46 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 95th percentile nationally, Tanana 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 Tanana
Tanana's 54.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Tanana's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 255 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Tanana. The exposure-zones guide covers what Tanana's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.