North Fond du Lac, WI
How exposed is North Fond du Lac to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts North Fond du Lac at the 20th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 2,574 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Fond du Lac's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 20th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
North Fond du Lac rates 97.5% Minimal exposure against just 2.5% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 2,574 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
North Fond du Lac against the rest of the country
North Fond du Lac's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wisconsin (29th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (20th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Fond du Lac ranks 25,389 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,152 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 575 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in North Fond du Lac
North Fond du Lac's low rating (20th 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 North Fond du Lac
With 97.5% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, North Fond du Lac gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where North Fond du Lac's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,574 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for North Fond du Lac. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Fond du Lac's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.