Syracuse, MO
How exposed is Syracuse to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Syracuse at the 56th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 168 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Syracuse's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 58.9% of Syracuse's 168 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 41.1% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Syracuse compares
Syracuse scores 56th nationally and 44th within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Syracuse ranks 13,933 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,103 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 594 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Syracuse
At the 56th national percentile, Syracuse rates elevated 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
Syracuse's 58.9% 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.
Where Syracuse's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Syracuse's 13,933-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Syracuse's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.