Alexandria, MO
How exposed is Alexandria to wildfire?
Alexandria's 133 buildings earn a 34th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Alexandria at the 35th percentile, close to its 34th-percentile risk score.
Alexandria's building exposure, zone by zone
133 buildings are counted in Alexandria, and 80.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 19.6% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Alexandria compares
Alexandria ranks lower within Missouri (11th percentile statewide) than its 34th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alexandria ranks 20,764 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,584 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 950 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Alexandria and the insurance market
Alexandria's moderate rating (34th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Alexandria
Alexandria's 80.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Alexandria's figures come from
Alexandria's 34th-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 Alexandria's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.