Arkdale, WI
Arkdale, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Arkdale at the 32nd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 266 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Arkdale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 31st percentile nationally.
Where Arkdale's buildings actually sit
266 buildings are counted in Arkdale, and 77.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 22.2% rated Minimal.
Arkdale against the rest of the country
Compare Arkdale's two percentiles: 73rd within Wisconsin, only 32nd nationally — a gap of 41 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Arkdale ranks 21,323 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,656 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 219 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Arkdale
At the 32nd national percentile, Arkdale 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
With 77.8% of Arkdale 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 266 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Arkdale. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Arkdale, see the exposure-zones guide.