Roberts, WI
Roberts wildfire risk explained
Roberts sits at the 17th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 759 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Roberts's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
83.4% of Roberts's 759 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 16.6% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Roberts compares
Roberts's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wisconsin (22nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (17th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Roberts ranks 26,209 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,034 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 630 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Roberts and the insurance market
Roberts's low rating (17th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 83.4% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Roberts gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 759 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Roberts. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Roberts, see the exposure-zones guide.