Turon, KS
Turon wildfire risk explained
Turon sits at the 95th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 320 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Turon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 92nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Turon rates 85% Minimal exposure against just 15% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 320 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Turon against the rest of the country
Turon's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (96th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (95th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Turon ranks 1,700 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,089 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 31 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Turon
At the 95th percentile nationally, Turon carries the very 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 85% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Turon gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 320 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Turon. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Turon, see the exposure-zones guide.