Oostburg, WI
Oostburg, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Oostburg lands at the 9th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 1,314 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Oostburg at the 8th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Oostburg's buildings actually sit
Most of Oostburg's buildings (85.1% of 1,314) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Oostburg compares
There's little gap between Oostburg's 9th national percentile and its 4th percentile inside Wisconsin, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Oostburg ranks 28,856 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,001 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 773 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Oostburg
At the 9th national percentile, Oostburg 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 Oostburg
Even with 85.1% of Oostburg outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Oostburg's figures come from
Oostburg's 9th-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 Oostburg's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.