Truesdale, MO
Truesdale, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Truesdale at the 59th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 456 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Truesdale at the 60th percentile, close to its 59th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Truesdale's buildings (80.5%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Truesdale against the rest of the country
Truesdale scores 59th nationally and 51st 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, Truesdale ranks 13,051 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,160 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 520 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Truesdale
At the 59th national percentile, Truesdale rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Truesdale
Truesdale's 80.5% 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 Truesdale's figures come from
Truesdale's 59th-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 Truesdale's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.