Galesville, WI
Galesville, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Galesville sits at the 21st 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 816 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Galesville at the 22nd percentile, close to its 21st-percentile risk score.
Where Galesville's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Galesville (81% of 816 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 18.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Galesville ranks
There's little gap between Galesville's 21st national percentile and its 32nd percentile inside Wisconsin, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Galesville ranks 25,038 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,497 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 543 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 21st national percentile, Galesville rates moderate 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 Galesville
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Galesville (81% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Galesville's 25,038-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Galesville, see the exposure-zones guide.