Fredonia, IA
Fredonia wildfire risk explained
Fredonia sits at the 57th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 134 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Fredonia at the 58th percentile, close to its 57th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
96.3% of Fredonia's 134 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 3.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Fredonia against the rest of the country
Fredonia's 79th-percentile standing inside Iowa outpaces its 57th 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, Fredonia ranks 13,515 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,538 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 216 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fredonia
At the 57th national percentile, Fredonia rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 96.3% of Fredonia's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Fredonia's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fredonia's 13,515-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fredonia's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.