New Post, WI
New Post, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores New Post at the 16th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 360 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts New Post at the 15th percentile, close to its 16th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of New Post's 360 counted buildings, 100% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How New Post compares
New Post scores 16th nationally and 21st within Wisconsin — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Post ranks 26,365 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,076 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 640 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
New Post and the insurance market
New Post's low rating (16th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 100% of New Post 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 New Post's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 360 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Post. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Post's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.