Tetlin, AK
Tetlin, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Tetlin's 76 buildings earn a 98th-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Tetlin at the 97th percentile, close to its 98th-percentile risk score.
Where Tetlin's buildings actually sit
76 buildings are counted in Tetlin, and 93.4% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Tetlin ranks
Tetlin's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alaska (94th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (98th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tetlin ranks 648 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,037 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 21 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Tetlin
Tetlin's very high rating (98th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Tetlin (93.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Tetlin's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 76 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Tetlin. The exposure-zones guide covers what Tetlin's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.