McClure, IL
McClure wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, McClure lands at the 35th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 329 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, McClure's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 35th percentile nationally.
McClure's building exposure, zone by zone
73.3% of McClure's 329 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 24.9% Direct and 1.8% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How McClure compares
Within Illinois, McClure ranks higher (86th percentile) than it does nationally (35th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McClure ranks 20,539 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,846 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 197 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
McClure and the insurance market
At the 35th national percentile, McClure rates moderate 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 McClure
Because 73.3% of McClure's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where McClure's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 329 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for McClure. The exposure-zones guide covers what McClure's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.