Mansfield, MO
Mansfield wildfire risk explained
Mansfield's 818 buildings earn a 76th-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Mansfield at the 78th percentile, close to its 76th-percentile risk score.
Where Mansfield's buildings actually sit
78% of Mansfield's 818 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 22% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Mansfield ranks
Within Missouri, Mansfield ranks higher (92nd percentile) than it does nationally (76th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mansfield ranks 7,659 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,471 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 87 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Mansfield and the insurance market
At the 76th percentile nationally, Mansfield carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Mansfield
Because 78% of Mansfield'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.
Where Mansfield's figures come from
Mansfield's 76th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mansfield's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.