Bush, IL
How exposed is Bush to wildfire?
USFS scores Bush at the 20th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 199 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bush at the 20th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Bush's buildings actually sit
199 buildings are counted in Bush, and 50.2% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Bush compares
Within Illinois, Bush ranks higher (61st percentile) than it does nationally (20th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bush ranks 25,360 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,879 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 567 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bush
Bush's low wildfire rating (20th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Bush
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bush (50.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bush's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 199 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bush. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bush's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.