Waka, TX
Waka, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Waka sits at the 11th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 64 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Waka at the 8th percentile, close to its 11th-percentile risk score.
Waka's building exposure, zone by zone
70.3% of Waka's 64 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 29.7% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Waka compares
There's little gap between Waka's 11th national percentile and its 0th percentile inside Texas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Waka ranks 27,970 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,527 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,789 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 11th national percentile, Waka rates low 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
Even with 70.3% of Waka outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Waka's figures come from
Waka's 11th-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 Waka's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.