Shiocton, WI
Shiocton, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Shiocton's 584 buildings earn a 27th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Shiocton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
Where Shiocton's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Shiocton (64.7% of 584 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 35.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Shiocton against the rest of the country
Shiocton's 55th-percentile standing inside Wisconsin outpaces its 27th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shiocton ranks 23,057 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,059 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 366 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Shiocton
Shiocton's moderate wildfire rating (27th 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
Because 64.7% of Shiocton'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.
Where Shiocton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 584 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Shiocton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Shiocton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.