Kennan, WI
Kennan, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Kennan at the 13th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 202 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Kennan at the 14th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
202 buildings are counted in Kennan, and 62.9% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Kennan against the rest of the country
Kennan's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wisconsin (13th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (13th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kennan ranks 27,375 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,788 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 703 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Kennan and the insurance market
At the 13th national percentile, Kennan 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 Kennan
With 62.9% of Kennan in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Kennan's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 202 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kennan. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kennan's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.