Freeburg, IL
How exposed is Freeburg to wildfire?
Freeburg's 2,435 buildings earn a 13th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Freeburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 13th percentile nationally.
Where Freeburg's buildings actually sit
Most of Freeburg's buildings (52.2%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Freeburg against the rest of the country
Freeburg's 48th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 13th 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, Freeburg ranks 27,535 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,428 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 754 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Freeburg
At the 13th national percentile, Freeburg 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Freeburg (52.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Freeburg's figures come from
Freeburg's 13th-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 Freeburg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.