Boscobel, WI
How exposed is Boscobel to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Boscobel lands at the 31st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,555 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Boscobel's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 32nd percentile nationally.
Boscobel's building exposure, zone by zone
1,555 buildings are counted in Boscobel, and 92.3% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 7.7% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Boscobel compares
Boscobel's 68th-percentile standing inside Wisconsin outpaces its 31st 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, Boscobel ranks 21,732 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,939 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 260 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Boscobel and the insurance market
Boscobel's moderate rating (31st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Boscobel (92.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Boscobel's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,555 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Boscobel. The exposure-zones guide covers what Boscobel's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.