Braceville, IL
Braceville wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Braceville at the 31st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 555 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Braceville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 31st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Braceville (76% of 555 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 16.6% sit in the Direct zone.
Braceville against the rest of the country
Compare Braceville's two percentiles: 82nd within Illinois, only 31st nationally — a gap of 50 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Braceville ranks 21,612 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,493 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 268 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Braceville and the insurance market
At the 31st national percentile, Braceville rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 76% of Braceville's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Braceville's figures come from
Braceville's 31st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Braceville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.