Hazel Green, WI
Hazel Green wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Hazel Green at the 16th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 686 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Hazel Green at the 17th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Hazel Green's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Hazel Green (86.7% of 686 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 12.8% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Hazel Green ranks
Hazel Green scores 16th nationally and 20th 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, Hazel Green ranks 26,430 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,812 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 647 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hazel Green
At the 16th national percentile, Hazel Green rates low 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Hazel Green (86.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Hazel Green's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hazel Green's 26,430-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hazel Green's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.