Browning, IL
How exposed is Browning to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Browning lands at the 27th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 111 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Browning at the 27th percentile, close to its 27th-percentile risk score.
Browning's building exposure, zone by zone
111 buildings are counted in Browning, and 89.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 9.9% in Direct exposure or the 0.9% rated Minimal.
How Browning compares
Browning's 76th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 27th 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, Browning ranks 22,903 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,578 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 348 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Browning and the insurance market
At the 27th national percentile, Browning rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Browning's 89.2% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Browning's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 111 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Browning. The exposure-zones guide covers what Browning's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.