Excello, MO
Excello, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Excello at the 61st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 62 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Excello's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
Where Excello's buildings actually sit
62 buildings are counted in Excello, and 64.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 35.5% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Excello ranks
Excello's risk sits at a similar level relative to Missouri (60th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (61st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Excello ranks 12,196 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,581 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 429 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Excello
Excello's high rating (61st 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.
Hardening a home in Excello
Excello's 64.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Excello's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Excello's 12,196-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Excello's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.