Gillett, WI
Gillett wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Gillett at the 21st national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 955 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gillett's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
Gillett's building exposure, zone by zone
955 buildings are counted in Gillett, and 73.1% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 26.9% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Gillett against the rest of the country
Gillett scores 21st nationally and 35th 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, Gillett ranks 24,821 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,273 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 521 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Gillett and the insurance market
At the 21st national percentile, Gillett rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Gillett's 73.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 955 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Gillett. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Gillett, see the exposure-zones guide.