Wapanucka, OK
Wapanucka wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wapanucka lands at the 93rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 316 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wapanucka's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 94th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
67.4% of Wapanucka's 316 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 213 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 32.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Wapanucka compares
Wapanucka's 93rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 62nd ranking inside Oklahoma does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 31 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wapanucka ranks 2,341 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,217 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 322 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Wapanucka and the insurance market
Wapanucka's very high rating (93rd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Wapanucka
Wapanucka's 67.4% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 316 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wapanucka. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wapanucka, see the exposure-zones guide.