Laclede, ID
Laclede wildfire risk explained
Laclede sits at the 50th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 425 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Laclede's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
425 buildings are counted in Laclede, and 74.4% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 2.1% rated Minimal.
Laclede against the rest of the country
Laclede ranks lower within Idaho (18th percentile statewide) than its 50th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Laclede ranks 15,655 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,743 by building count (1 is largest). Within Idaho alone, it ranks 191 of 232 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Idaho on its state page.
Laclede and the insurance market
Laclede's elevated rating (50th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Laclede's 74.4% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Laclede's 50th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Laclede, see the exposure-zones guide.