Hazleton, IA
Hazleton wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Hazleton at the 22nd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 532 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Hazleton at the 21st national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Hazleton's building exposure, zone by zone
82% of Hazleton's 532 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 18.1% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Hazleton ranks
Hazleton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Iowa (35th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (22nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hazleton ranks 24,738 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,832 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 661 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hazleton
At the 22nd national percentile, Hazleton rates moderate 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
Even with 82% of Hazleton outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Hazleton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hazleton's 24,738-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hazleton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.