Arena, WI
Arena, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Arena sits at the 32nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 418 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Arena's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Where Arena's buildings actually sit
79.7% of Arena's 418 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 20.3% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Arena ranks
Compare Arena's two percentiles: 70th within Wisconsin, only 32nd nationally — a gap of 38 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Arena ranks 21,510 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,870 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 241 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 32nd national percentile, Arena rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Arena's 79.7% 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
Arena's 32nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Arena, see the exposure-zones guide.