Francis Creek, WI
How exposed is Francis Creek to wildfire?
USFS scores Francis Creek at the 7th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 454 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Francis Creek at the 8th percentile, close to its 7th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Only 28.9% of Francis Creek's 454 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 71.2% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Francis Creek ranks
Francis Creek scores 7th nationally and 3rd within Wisconsin — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Francis Creek ranks 29,235 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,205 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 786 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Francis Creek
At the 7th national percentile, Francis Creek rates low 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
Even with 71.2% of Francis Creek 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 Francis Creek's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Francis Creek's 29,235-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Francis Creek's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.