Wister, OK
Wister, OK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wister lands at the 95th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 760 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Wister at the 97th percentile, close to its 95th-percentile risk score.
Where Wister's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Wister: 54.6% of its 760 buildings, versus 45.4% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Wister ranks
Inside Oklahoma, Wister sits at just the 76th percentile even though it scores 95th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wister ranks 1,742 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,018 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 202 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wister
At the 95th percentile nationally, Wister 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.
Hardening a home in Wister
With 54.6% of Wister 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.
Where Wister's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Wister's 1,742-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wister's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.