Ironton, MO
How exposed is Ironton to wildfire?
Ironton's 843 buildings earn a 69th-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ironton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 71st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
843 buildings are counted in Ironton, and 59.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 40.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Ironton compares
There's little gap between Ironton's 69th national percentile and its 79th percentile inside Missouri, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ironton ranks 9,801 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,223 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 219 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Ironton and the insurance market
Ironton's high rating (69th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Ironton
Ironton's 59.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Ironton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 843 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ironton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ironton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.