De Witt, MO
De Witt, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
De Witt's 99 buildings earn a 50th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, De Witt's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
De Witt's building exposure, zone by zone
99 buildings are counted in De Witt, and 62.6% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 37.4% rated Minimal.
How De Witt compares
De Witt's 50th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 33rd ranking inside Missouri does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 17 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, De Witt ranks 15,696 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,088 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 711 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
De Witt and the insurance market
De Witt's elevated rating (50th 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 De Witt
With 62.6% of De Witt 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 De Witt's figures come from
De Witt's 50th-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 De Witt's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.