Deerfield, WI
How exposed is Deerfield to wildfire?
Deerfield sits at the 32nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,112 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Deerfield's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Deerfield's building exposure, zone by zone
79.1% of Deerfield's 1,112 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 21% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Deerfield ranks
Compare Deerfield's two percentiles: 71st within Wisconsin, only 32nd nationally — a gap of 39 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Deerfield ranks 21,475 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,209 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 234 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 32nd national percentile, Deerfield 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
With 79.1% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Deerfield gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Deerfield's figures come from
Deerfield's 32nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Deerfield's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.