Brothertown, WI
Brothertown, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Brothertown sits at the 19th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 287 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Brothertown at the 19th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
287 buildings are counted in Brothertown, and 65.2% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 34.8% rated Minimal.
How Brothertown compares
There's little gap between Brothertown's 19th national percentile and its 27th percentile inside Wisconsin, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brothertown ranks 25,545 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,995 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 587 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
Brothertown's low rating (19th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Brothertown
With 65.2% of Brothertown in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Brothertown's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 287 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Brothertown. The exposure-zones guide covers what Brothertown's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.