Au Gres, MI
How exposed is Au Gres to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Au Gres lands at the 36th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 858 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Au Gres's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 37th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Au Gres (78.7% of 858 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 19.9% sit in the Direct zone.
How Au Gres compares
Compare Au Gres's two percentiles: 87th within Michigan, only 36th nationally — a gap of 52 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Au Gres ranks 20,294 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,102 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 96 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Au Gres and the insurance market
At the 36th national percentile, Au Gres rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Au Gres
Au Gres's 78.7% 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.
Where Au Gres's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 858 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Au Gres. The exposure-zones guide covers what Au Gres's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.