Gotham, WI
Gotham wildfire risk explained
Gotham sits at the 28th 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 133 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gotham's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 29th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
55.6% of Gotham's 133 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 44.4% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Gotham compares
Within Wisconsin, Gotham ranks higher (59th percentile) than it does nationally (28th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gotham ranks 22,647 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,601 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 330 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 28th national percentile, Gotham 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 Gotham
Because 55.6% of Gotham'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 Gotham's figures come from
Gotham's 28th-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 Gotham's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.