Blairsville, IL
Blairsville wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Blairsville at the 35th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 191 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Blairsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 36th percentile nationally.
Blairsville's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Blairsville: 86.4% of its 191 buildings, versus 13.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Blairsville compares
Blairsville's 86th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 35th 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, Blairsville ranks 20,603 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,192 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 200 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Blairsville
At the 35th national percentile, Blairsville 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 Blairsville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Blairsville (86.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 191 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Blairsville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Blairsville, see the exposure-zones guide.