Willis, KS
Willis, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Willis at the 45th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 66 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Willis's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
Willis's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Willis's buildings (77.3% of 66) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Willis compares
Willis ranks lower within Kansas (22nd percentile statewide) than its 45th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Willis ranks 17,300 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,420 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 566 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Willis's elevated wildfire rating (45th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 77.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Willis gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
Willis's 45th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Willis, see the exposure-zones guide.