Kingston (Adams), IL
Kingston (Adams) wildfire risk explained
Kingston (Adams) sits at the 40th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 36 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Kingston (Adams)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
Kingston (Adams)'s building exposure, zone by zone
36 buildings are counted in Kingston (Adams), and 52.8% 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.
Where Kingston (Adams) ranks
Kingston (Adams)'s 93rd-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 40th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kingston (Adams) ranks 18,776 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,251 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 104 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Kingston (Adams)'s elevated rating (40th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Kingston (Adams)
With 52.8% of Kingston (Adams) 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 Kingston (Adams)'s figures come from
Kingston (Adams)'s 40th-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 Kingston (Adams)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.