Wasola, MO
Wasola, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Wasola sits at the 80th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 155 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wasola at the 83rd national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Wasola's building exposure, zone by zone
155 buildings are counted in Wasola, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Wasola compares
Compare Wasola's two percentiles: 98th within Missouri, only 80th nationally — a gap of 17 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wasola ranks 6,240 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,662 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 27 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wasola
At the 80th percentile nationally, Wasola carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Wasola in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Wasola's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Wasola's 6,240-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wasola's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.