Shannon City, IA
Shannon City, IA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Shannon City sits at the 68th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 74 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Shannon City at the 69th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Shannon City's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Shannon City: 64.9% of its 74 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 35.1% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Shannon City against the rest of the country
Compare Shannon City's two percentiles: 92nd within Iowa, only 68th nationally — a gap of 24 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shannon City ranks 10,080 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,125 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 85 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shannon City and the insurance market
Shannon City's high rating (68th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 64.9% of Shannon City in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Shannon City's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 74 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Shannon City. The exposure-zones guide covers what Shannon City's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.