Kappa, IL
Kappa wildfire risk explained
Kappa's 154 buildings earn a 18th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Kappa at the 18th percentile, close to its 18th-percentile risk score.
Where Kappa's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Kappa (69.5% of 154 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 30.5% sit in the Direct zone.
Kappa against the rest of the country
Within Illinois, Kappa ranks higher (58th percentile) than it does nationally (18th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kappa ranks 25,929 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,696 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 608 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Kappa
At the 18th national percentile, Kappa rates low 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 Kappa
Kappa's 69.5% 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.
Where Kappa's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 154 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kappa. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kappa's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.