Slater, IA
Slater, IA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Slater lands at the 3rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 918 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Slater at the 3rd national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Slater's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Slater's buildings (88.6% of 918) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where Slater ranks
There's little gap between Slater's 3rd national percentile and its 5th percentile inside Iowa, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Slater ranks 30,668 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,569 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 971 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 3rd national percentile, Slater rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Slater's 88.6% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Slater's figures come from
Slater's 3rd-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 Slater's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.