Teller, AK
Teller wildfire risk explained
Teller sits at the 58th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 136 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Teller's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
Where Teller's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Teller (47.1% of 136 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 46.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Teller ranks
Teller scores 58th nationally and 47th 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, Teller ranks 13,194 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,428 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 172 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Teller and the insurance market
Teller's elevated wildfire rating (58th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Teller
Because 47.1% of Teller's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 136 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Teller. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Teller, see the exposure-zones guide.