Fremont, WI
Fremont, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Fremont lands at the 42nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 607 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Fremont at the 43rd percentile, close to its 42nd-percentile risk score.
Where Fremont's buildings actually sit
Most of Fremont's buildings (47.6%) 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.
Where Fremont ranks
Fremont's 93rd-percentile standing inside Wisconsin outpaces its 42nd 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, Fremont ranks 18,298 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,743 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 55 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 42nd national percentile, Fremont rates elevated 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 Fremont
Because 47.6% of Fremont'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.
Where Fremont's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fremont's 18,298-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fremont's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.