Strasburg, CO
How exposed is Strasburg to wildfire?
USFS scores Strasburg at the 75th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,969 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Strasburg at the 73rd national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Strasburg's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 52.1% of Strasburg's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 47.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 1,026 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Strasburg ranks
Inside Colorado, Strasburg sits at just the 44th percentile even though it scores 75th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Strasburg ranks 7,999 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,565 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 265 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Strasburg
Strasburg's high rating (75th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Strasburg (52.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,969 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Strasburg. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Strasburg, see the exposure-zones guide.