Josephville, MO
How exposed is Josephville to wildfire?
Josephville's 359 buildings earn a 51st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Josephville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 54th percentile nationally.
Where Josephville's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 99.2% of Josephville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 356 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Josephville ranks
Josephville's 51st national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 35th ranking inside Missouri does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 16 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Josephville ranks 15,383 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,089 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 696 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Josephville
At the 51st national percentile, Josephville rates elevated 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 Josephville
With 99.2% of Josephville 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Josephville's 15,383-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Josephville, see the exposure-zones guide.