Abrams, WI
Abrams wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Abrams at the 24th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 319 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 Abrams at the 24th percentile, close to its 24th-percentile risk score.
Where Abrams's buildings actually sit
52.4% of Abrams's 319 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 47.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Abrams compares
Compare Abrams's two percentiles: 44th within Wisconsin, only 24th nationally — a gap of 21 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Abrams ranks 24,096 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,136 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 450 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 24th national percentile, Abrams rates moderate 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
Abrams's 52.4% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 319 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Abrams. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Abrams, see the exposure-zones guide.