Wetmore, KS
How exposed is Wetmore to wildfire?
Wetmore sits at the 83rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 265 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wetmore's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 85th percentile nationally.
Wetmore's building exposure, zone by zone
Wetmore rates 57% Minimal exposure against just 43% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 265 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Wetmore ranks
Wetmore scores 83rd nationally and 82nd 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, Wetmore ranks 5,325 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,666 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 130 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wetmore
At the 83rd percentile nationally, Wetmore carries the very 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
Wetmore's 57% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 265 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wetmore. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Wetmore, see the exposure-zones guide.