Necedah, WI
Necedah wildfire risk explained
Necedah's 598 buildings earn a 55th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Necedah at the 51st national percentile — 4 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Necedah's buildings (61%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Necedah ranks
Necedah's 100th-percentile standing inside Wisconsin outpaces its 55th 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, Necedah ranks 14,295 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,875 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 5 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Necedah
Necedah's elevated rating (55th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 61% of Necedah'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 Necedah's figures come from
Necedah's 55th-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 Necedah's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.