Poy Sippi, WI
Poy Sippi wildfire risk explained
Poy Sippi's 253 buildings earn a 43rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Poy Sippi's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Where Poy Sippi's buildings actually sit
253 buildings are counted in Poy Sippi, and 60.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 39.1% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Poy Sippi ranks
Compare Poy Sippi's two percentiles: 94th within Wisconsin, only 43rd nationally — a gap of 51 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Poy Sippi ranks 18,077 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,066 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 51 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Poy Sippi
Poy Sippi's elevated wildfire rating (43rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Poy Sippi's 60.9% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 253 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Poy Sippi. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Poy Sippi, see the exposure-zones guide.