Suamico, WI
Suamico, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Suamico sits at the 25th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 6,659 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Suamico at the 26th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Suamico's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 76.1% of Suamico's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 10.7% Indirect share and far above its 13.3% Minimal share — a profile where 5,065 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most. At 6,659 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How Suamico compares
Suamico's 49th-percentile standing inside Wisconsin outpaces its 25th 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, Suamico ranks 23,656 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,601 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 410 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
At the 25th national percentile, Suamico rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 76.1% of Suamico 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 Suamico's figures come from
Suamico's 25th-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 Suamico's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.