Dalzell, IL
How exposed is Dalzell to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Dalzell at the 12th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 401 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dalzell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 13th percentile nationally.
Where Dalzell's buildings actually sit
Most of Dalzell's buildings (79.3% of 401) 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 Dalzell compares
Within Illinois, Dalzell ranks higher (47th percentile) than it does nationally (12th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dalzell ranks 27,662 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,183 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 763 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Dalzell and the insurance market
Dalzell's low rating (12th 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
Even with 79.3% of Dalzell outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Dalzell's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Dalzell's 27,662-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dalzell's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.