Jameson, MO
How exposed is Jameson to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Jameson lands at the 55th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 106 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Jameson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
Jameson's building exposure, zone by zone
63.2% of Jameson's 106 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 36.8% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Jameson ranks
Jameson scores 55th nationally and 42nd within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jameson ranks 14,313 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,774 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 620 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Jameson
Jameson's elevated rating (55th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 63.2% of Jameson's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Jameson's 55th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Jameson, see the exposure-zones guide.