Edgar Springs, MO
How exposed is Edgar Springs to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Edgar Springs lands at the 75th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 216 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Edgar Springs's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 77th percentile nationally.
Where Edgar Springs's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 50.5% of Edgar Springs's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 49.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 109 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Edgar Springs compares
Compare Edgar Springs's two percentiles: 91st within Missouri, only 75th nationally — a gap of 16 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Edgar Springs ranks 7,978 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,275 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 99 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Edgar Springs
Edgar Springs's high rating (75th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 50.5% of Edgar Springs 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 Edgar Springs's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 216 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Edgar Springs. The exposure-zones guide covers what Edgar Springs's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.