Truro, IA
How exposed is Truro to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Truro lands at the 66th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 318 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Truro's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 67th percentile nationally.
Truro's building exposure, zone by zone
318 buildings are counted in Truro, and 65.4% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 34.6% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Truro ranks
Within Iowa, Truro ranks higher (90th percentile) than it does nationally (66th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Truro ranks 10,773 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,149 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 108 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Truro
Truro's high rating (66th 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Truro (65.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Truro's figures come from
Truro's 66th-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 Truro's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.