Mindenmines, MO
Mindenmines, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Mindenmines sits at the 57th 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 278 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Mindenmines at the 58th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Mindenmines's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Mindenmines (63% of 278 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 37.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Mindenmines against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Mindenmines's 57th national percentile and its 47th percentile inside Missouri, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mindenmines ranks 13,551 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,269 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 562 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 57th national percentile, Mindenmines 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 Mindenmines
Mindenmines's 63% 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.
More on how this number was built
Mindenmines's 57th-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 Mindenmines, see the exposure-zones guide.