Ewing, MO
How exposed is Ewing to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ewing lands at the 59th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 347 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ewing's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 61st percentile nationally.
Ewing's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 60.8% of Ewing's 347 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 38.6% Direct and 0.6% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Ewing ranks
Ewing scores 59th nationally and 51st 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, Ewing ranks 13,047 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,400 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 516 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Ewing and the insurance market
Ewing's elevated wildfire rating (59th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Ewing
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Ewing (60.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Ewing's figures come from
Ewing'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 Ewing's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.