Tribune, KS
How exposed is Tribune to wildfire?
Tribune's 670 buildings earn a 56th-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, Tribune's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 54th percentile nationally.
Tribune's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Tribune's buildings (90%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Tribune ranks
There's little gap between Tribune's 56th national percentile and its 45th percentile inside Kansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tribune ranks 13,805 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,967 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 399 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Tribune and the insurance market
At the 56th national percentile, Tribune rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Tribune's 90% 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 Tribune's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 670 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Tribune. The exposure-zones guide covers what Tribune's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.