Bucklin, MO
How exposed is Bucklin to wildfire?
USFS scores Bucklin at the 68th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 453 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bucklin's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 70.2% of Bucklin's 453 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 29.8% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Bucklin ranks
There's little gap between Bucklin's 68th national percentile and its 76th percentile inside Missouri, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bucklin ranks 10,215 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,220 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 254 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Bucklin and the insurance market
At the 68th percentile nationally, Bucklin 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 70.2% of Bucklin'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 Bucklin's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 453 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bucklin. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bucklin's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.