Fowler, CO
How exposed is Fowler to wildfire?
Fowler's 839 buildings earn a 47th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fowler at the 46th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Fowler's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 61.7% of Fowler's 839 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 2.5% Direct and 35.8% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Fowler against the rest of the country
Fowler's 47th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 14th ranking inside Colorado does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 33 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fowler ranks 16,599 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,256 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 406 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fowler
Fowler's elevated rating (47th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Fowler
Fowler's 61.7% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 839 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Fowler. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Fowler, see the exposure-zones guide.