Tununak, AK
Tununak wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Tununak at the 80th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 24 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Tununak at the 79th percentile, close to its 80th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Tununak's buildings (83.3%) 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. This is a small settlement by building count — 24 total — so these shares describe a handful of structures, not a statistical average across thousands.
Tununak against the rest of the country
Tununak ranks lower within Alaska (63rd percentile statewide) than its 80th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tununak ranks 6,323 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,426 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 120 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Tununak
At the 80th percentile nationally, Tununak 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Tununak's 83.3% 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 Tununak's figures come from
Tununak's 80th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. Small places like Tununak (24 buildings) are exactly where USFS's underlying data gets sparsest — see the data-quality guide for the 517 places that didn't clear the bar.