Casey, IL
How exposed is Casey to wildfire?
Casey sits at the 3rd 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 2,046 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Casey's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 3rd percentile nationally.
Casey's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Casey's buildings (92.9% of 2,046) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Casey compares
Within Illinois, Casey ranks higher (20th percentile) than it does nationally (3rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Casey ranks 30,532 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,339 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 1,152 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Casey
Casey's low rating (3rd 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 92.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Casey gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Casey's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,046 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Casey. The exposure-zones guide covers what Casey's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.