Buckner, IL
How exposed is Buckner to wildfire?
Buckner's 380 buildings earn a 28th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Buckner at the 29th percentile, close to its 28th-percentile risk score.
Buckner's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Buckner (76.1% of 380 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 24% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Buckner ranks
Compare Buckner's two percentiles: 76th within Illinois, only 28th nationally — a gap of 49 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Buckner ranks 22,750 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,640 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 342 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Buckner
At the 28th national percentile, Buckner rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Buckner
Because 76.1% of Buckner'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 Buckner's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 380 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Buckner. The exposure-zones guide covers what Buckner's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.