Togiak, AK
Togiak wildfire risk explained
Togiak's 267 buildings earn a 47th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Togiak's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 50th percentile nationally.
Where Togiak's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 49.4% of Togiak's 267 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 46.8% Direct and 3.8% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Togiak compares
Togiak's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alaska (36th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (47th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Togiak ranks 16,786 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,596 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 206 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Togiak
Togiak's elevated rating (47th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Togiak
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Togiak (49.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Togiak's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Togiak's 16,786-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Togiak's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.