Springbrook, WI
How exposed is Springbrook to wildfire?
Springbrook's 105 buildings earn a 48th-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.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Springbrook at the 45th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Springbrook: 83.8% of its 105 buildings, versus 16.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Springbrook against the rest of the country
Within Wisconsin, Springbrook ranks higher (98th percentile) than it does nationally (48th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Springbrook ranks 16,344 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,828 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 20 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Springbrook's elevated rating (48th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Springbrook
With 83.8% of Springbrook in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Springbrook's figures come from
Springbrook's 48th-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 Springbrook's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.