Wales, AK
Wales, AK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wales lands at the 24th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 82 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wales's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Wales's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 70.7% of Wales's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 15.9% Indirect share and far above its 13.4% Minimal share — a profile where 58 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Wales against the rest of the country
Wales's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alaska (22nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (24th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wales ranks 23,973 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,789 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 250 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wales
Wales's moderate rating (24th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Wales
With 70.7% of Wales in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 82 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wales. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wales, see the exposure-zones guide.