Barstow, IL
How exposed is Barstow to wildfire?
Barstow's 98 buildings earn a 36th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Barstow at the 37th percentile, close to its 36th-percentile risk score.
Barstow's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Barstow's buildings (80.6%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Barstow ranks
Barstow's 88th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 36th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Barstow ranks 20,193 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,116 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 173 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Barstow
At the 36th national percentile, Barstow 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 Barstow
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Barstow (80.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Barstow's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 98 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Barstow. The exposure-zones guide covers what Barstow's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.