Exline, IA
Exline wildfire risk explained
Exline's 157 buildings earn a 75th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Exline's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 77th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
157 buildings are counted in Exline, and 52.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 47.1% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Exline compares
Exline's 97th-percentile standing inside Iowa outpaces its 75th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Exline ranks 7,814 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,562 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 27 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Exline
At the 75th percentile nationally, Exline carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Exline
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Exline (52.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Exline's 7,814-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Exline, see the exposure-zones guide.