Pomeroy, IA
Pomeroy, IA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Pomeroy lands at the 2nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 507 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Pomeroy at the 2nd percentile, close to its 2nd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 89.9% of Pomeroy's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 10.1% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Pomeroy ranks
Pomeroy scores 2nd nationally and 3rd within Iowa — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pomeroy ranks 30,828 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,225 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 985 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pomeroy
Pomeroy's low rating (2nd 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
With 89.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Pomeroy gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Pomeroy's figures come from
Pomeroy's 2nd-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 Pomeroy's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.