Brillion, WI
Brillion, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Brillion at the 20th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,739 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brillion's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 20th percentile nationally.
Brillion's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Brillion's buildings (83.3%) 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.
Brillion against the rest of the country
Brillion's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wisconsin (29th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (20th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brillion ranks 25,386 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,270 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 572 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Brillion's low rating (20th 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 Brillion (83.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Brillion's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,739 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Brillion. The exposure-zones guide covers what Brillion's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.