High Amana, IA
How exposed is High Amana to wildfire?
High Amana's 85 buildings earn a 76th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts High Amana at the 78th percentile, close to its 76th-percentile risk score.
Where High Amana's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in High Amana: 52.9% of its 85 buildings, versus 47.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How High Amana compares
High Amana's 98th-percentile standing inside Iowa outpaces its 76th 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, High Amana ranks 7,471 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,686 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 17 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
High Amana and the insurance market
At the 76th percentile nationally, High Amana carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 52.9% of High Amana in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 85 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for High Amana. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond High Amana, see the exposure-zones guide.