Weir, KS
Weir, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Weir's 481 buildings earn a 46th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Weir at the 47th percentile, close to its 46th-percentile risk score.
Weir's building exposure, zone by zone
Weir rates 62.6% Minimal exposure against just 37.4% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 481 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Weir ranks
Weir ranks lower within Kansas (23rd percentile statewide) than its 46th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Weir ranks 17,012 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,685 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 555 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Weir
Weir's elevated wildfire rating (46th 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.
Hardening a home in Weir
Even with 62.6% of Weir 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 Weir's figures come from
Weir's 46th-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 Weir's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.