Norwood, MO
Norwood, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Norwood sits at the 72nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 372 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Norwood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
Norwood's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 58.1% of Norwood's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 41.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 216 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Norwood ranks
Norwood scores 72nd nationally and 87th 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, Norwood ranks 8,697 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,824 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 145 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Norwood
Norwood's high rating (72nd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
With 58.1% of Norwood 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
Norwood's 72nd-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 Norwood, see the exposure-zones guide.