Glidden, IA
Glidden wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Glidden at the 3rd national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 755 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Glidden's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 3rd percentile nationally.
Glidden's building exposure, zone by zone
83.6% of Glidden's 755 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 16.4% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Glidden against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Glidden's 3rd national percentile and its 6th percentile inside Iowa, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glidden ranks 30,485 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,064 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 955 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Glidden and the insurance market
At the 3rd national percentile, Glidden rates low 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
With 83.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Glidden gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Glidden's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 755 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Glidden. The exposure-zones guide covers what Glidden's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.