Kiel, WI
How exposed is Kiel to wildfire?
Kiel's 2,002 buildings earn a 21st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Kiel's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 22nd percentile nationally.
Where Kiel's buildings actually sit
2,002 buildings are counted in Kiel, and 74% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 9.7% in Direct exposure or the 16.3% rated Minimal.
Where Kiel ranks
There's little gap between Kiel's 21st national percentile and its 35th percentile inside Wisconsin, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kiel ranks 24,852 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,475 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 524 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Kiel
Kiel's moderate wildfire rating (21st percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Kiel (74% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,002 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kiel. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Kiel, see the exposure-zones guide.