Barronett, WI
How exposed is Barronett to wildfire?
Barronett sits at the 26th 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 104 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Barronett's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Barronett (74% of 104 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 26% sit in the Direct zone.
Barronett against the rest of the country
Within Wisconsin, Barronett ranks higher (51st percentile) than it does nationally (26th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Barronett ranks 23,434 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,876 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 394 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Barronett and the insurance market
Barronett's moderate rating (26th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Barronett
Barronett's 74% 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 104 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Barronett. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Barronett, see the exposure-zones guide.