Lacon, IL
Lacon, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Lacon sits at the 24th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,235 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lacon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
Lacon's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Lacon (95.7% of 1,235 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 3.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Lacon ranks
Within Illinois, Lacon ranks higher (70th percentile) than it does nationally (24th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lacon ranks 23,823 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,438 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 434 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lacon
Lacon's moderate wildfire rating (24th 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
Lacon's 95.7% 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 Lacon's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lacon's 23,823-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lacon's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.