Baring, MO
How exposed is Baring to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Baring lands at the 57th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 119 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Baring's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
Baring's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 10.9% of Baring's 119 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 89.1% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Baring ranks
Baring scores 57th nationally and 46th within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Baring ranks 13,674 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,202 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 574 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 57th national percentile, Baring rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 89.1% of Baring outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Baring's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Baring's 13,674-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Baring's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.