Paris, MO
Paris wildfire risk explained
Paris's 891 buildings earn a 62nd-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Paris's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
Paris's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 66.9% of Paris's 891 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 33.1% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Paris against the rest of the country
Paris scores 62nd nationally and 61st 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, Paris ranks 12,006 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,802 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 419 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Paris
Paris's high rating (62nd 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.
Hardening a home in Paris
Paris's 66.9% 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.
Where Paris's figures come from
Paris's 62nd-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 Paris's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.