Ireton, IA
Ireton wildfire risk explained
Ireton sits at the 6th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 398 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ireton at the 5th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Ireton's buildings (72.4% of 398) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Ireton against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Ireton's 6th national percentile and its 13th percentile inside Iowa, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ireton ranks 29,752 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,245 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 888 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 6th national percentile, Ireton 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
Ireton's 72.4% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Ireton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 398 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ireton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ireton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.