Eagle Lake, WI
Eagle Lake wildfire risk explained
Eagle Lake's 747 buildings earn a 15th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Eagle Lake at the 14th percentile, close to its 15th-percentile risk score.
Where Eagle Lake's buildings actually sit
55.8% of Eagle Lake's 747 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 44.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Eagle Lake ranks
Eagle Lake's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wisconsin (16th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (15th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Eagle Lake ranks 26,932 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,158 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 679 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Eagle Lake
At the 15th national percentile, Eagle Lake rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Eagle Lake
Even with 55.8% of Eagle Lake 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 Eagle Lake's figures come from
Eagle Lake's 15th-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 Eagle Lake's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.