Donnellson, IL
Donnellson wildfire risk explained
Donnellson sits at the 22nd 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 194 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Donnellson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 22nd percentile nationally.
Where Donnellson's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 79.4% of Donnellson's 194 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 20.6% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Donnellson ranks
Donnellson's 65th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 22nd national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Donnellson ranks 24,732 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,063 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 511 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Donnellson and the insurance market
At the 22nd national percentile, Donnellson rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 79.4% of Donnellson'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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Donnellson's 24,732-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Donnellson, see the exposure-zones guide.