Eddyville, IA
How exposed is Eddyville to wildfire?
Eddyville's 725 buildings earn a 59th-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.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Eddyville at the 61st national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Eddyville's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Eddyville (69.1% of 725 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 10.5% sit in the Direct zone.
Eddyville against the rest of the country
Compare Eddyville's two percentiles: 83rd within Iowa, only 59th nationally — a gap of 24 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Eddyville ranks 12,855 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,389 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 179 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Eddyville and the insurance market
Eddyville's elevated rating (59th 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 Eddyville
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Eddyville (69.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Eddyville's figures come from
Eddyville's 59th-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 Eddyville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.