Robins, IA
Robins wildfire risk explained
Robins sits at the 33rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,692 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Robins's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 55.7% of Robins's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 44.3% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Robins compares
Robins's risk sits at a similar level relative to Iowa (48th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (33rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Robins ranks 21,019 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,449 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 527 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Robins and the insurance market
At the 33rd national percentile, Robins rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 55.7% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Robins gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Robins's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,692 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Robins. The exposure-zones guide covers what Robins's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.