Redding, IA
Redding, IA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Redding at the 71st national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 103 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Redding's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 73rd percentile nationally.
Where Redding's buildings actually sit
70.9% of Redding's 103 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 73 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 9.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 19.4% are Minimal.
Where Redding ranks
Compare Redding's two percentiles: 95th within Iowa, only 71st nationally — a gap of 24 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Redding ranks 9,012 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,890 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 52 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Redding
At the 71st percentile nationally, Redding 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 Redding
Redding's 70.9% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Redding's 71st-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 Redding, see the exposure-zones guide.