Ugashik, AK
Ugashik, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ugashik sits at the 54th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 43 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ugashik at the 56th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Ugashik's building exposure, zone by zone
43 buildings are counted in Ugashik, and 95.4% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 4.7% rated Minimal.
How Ugashik compares
There's little gap between Ugashik's 54th national percentile and its 43rd percentile inside Alaska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ugashik ranks 14,643 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,091 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 185 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Ugashik and the insurance market
Ugashik's elevated wildfire rating (54th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Ugashik (95.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Ugashik's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 43 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ugashik. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ugashik's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.