River Bend, MO
How exposed is River Bend to wildfire?
River Bend's 75 buildings earn a 53rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, River Bend's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 54th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
75 buildings are counted in River Bend, and 77.3% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 21.3% in Direct exposure or the 1.3% rated Minimal.
Where River Bend ranks
There's little gap between River Bend's 53rd national percentile and its 38th percentile inside Missouri, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, River Bend ranks 14,907 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,095 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 656 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in River Bend
At the 53rd national percentile, River Bend 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 River Bend
River Bend's 77.3% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 75 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for River Bend. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond River Bend, see the exposure-zones guide.