Gasconade, MO
How exposed is Gasconade to wildfire?
Gasconade's 206 buildings earn a 59th-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 Gasconade at the 60th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Gasconade (92.7% of 206 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 7.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Gasconade against the rest of the country
Gasconade scores 59th nationally and 52nd 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, Gasconade ranks 13,022 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,644 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 515 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Gasconade
Gasconade's elevated wildfire rating (59th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 92.7% of Gasconade'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 Gasconade's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 206 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Gasconade. The exposure-zones guide covers what Gasconade's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.