Faucett, MO
How exposed is Faucett to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Faucett at the 54th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 195 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Faucett at the 55th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Faucett's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Faucett: 63.6% of its 195 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 36.4% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Faucett ranks
Faucett scores 54th nationally and 40th 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, Faucett ranks 14,533 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,034 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 634 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Faucett and the insurance market
At the 54th national percentile, Faucett rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 63.6% of Faucett 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 195 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Faucett. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Faucett, see the exposure-zones guide.