Amazonia, MO
How exposed is Amazonia to wildfire?
Amazonia's 207 buildings earn a 65th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Amazonia's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 67th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 57% of Amazonia's 207 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 43% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Amazonia against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Amazonia's 65th national percentile and its 70th percentile inside Missouri, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Amazonia ranks 10,903 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,604 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 312 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 65th percentile nationally, Amazonia carries the 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 Amazonia
Because 57% of Amazonia's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Amazonia's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 207 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Amazonia. The exposure-zones guide covers what Amazonia's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.