Imogene, IA
Imogene, IA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Imogene at the 30th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 67 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Imogene at the 28th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Imogene's building exposure, zone by zone
Imogene rates 61.2% Minimal exposure against just 38.8% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 67 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Imogene ranks
Imogene scores 30th nationally and 44th within Iowa — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Imogene ranks 22,215 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,381 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 567 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Imogene
At the 30th national percentile, Imogene rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Imogene
Even with 61.2% of Imogene 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 Imogene's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Imogene's 22,215-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Imogene's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.