Ulysses, KS
How exposed is Ulysses to wildfire?
Ulysses sits at the 74th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 3,232 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ulysses at the 73rd national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Ulysses's buildings actually sit
93.7% of Ulysses's 3,232 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 6.3% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Ulysses ranks
Ulysses scores 74th nationally and 71st within Kansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ulysses ranks 8,160 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,128 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 210 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 74th percentile nationally, Ulysses 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
Ulysses's 93.7% 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 Ulysses's figures come from
Ulysses's 74th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ulysses's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.