Oconto, WI
How exposed is Oconto to wildfire?
USFS scores Oconto at the 16th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 2,764 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Oconto's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
Where Oconto's buildings actually sit
72.9% of Oconto's 2,764 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 24.2% Direct and 2.9% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Oconto against the rest of the country
Oconto's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wisconsin (20th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (16th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Oconto ranks 26,460 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,830 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 650 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Oconto and the insurance market
At the 16th national percentile, Oconto rates low 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 Oconto
Because 72.9% of Oconto'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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,764 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Oconto. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Oconto, see the exposure-zones guide.