Tecumseh, KS
How exposed is Tecumseh to wildfire?
Tecumseh sits at the 64th 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 579 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Tecumseh at the 64th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Tecumseh's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 84.6% of Tecumseh's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 15.4% Minimal share — a profile where 490 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Tecumseh compares
Tecumseh scores 64th nationally and 58th 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, Tecumseh ranks 11,472 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,115 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 301 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Tecumseh and the insurance market
At the 64th percentile nationally, Tecumseh carries the 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 Tecumseh
With 84.6% of Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Tecumseh's 11,472-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Tecumseh's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.