Patch Grove, WI
Patch Grove, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Patch Grove at the 18th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 157 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Patch Grove's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 19th percentile nationally.
Patch Grove's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Patch Grove (85.4% of 157 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 14.7% sit in the Direct zone.
Patch Grove against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Patch Grove's 18th national percentile and its 24th percentile inside Wisconsin, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Patch Grove ranks 25,924 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,594 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 614 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Patch Grove and the insurance market
At the 18th national percentile, Patch Grove 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 Patch Grove
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Patch Grove (85.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 157 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Patch Grove. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Patch Grove, see the exposure-zones guide.