The Galena Territory, IL
The Galena Territory wildfire risk explained
The Galena Territory sits at the 38th 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 2,122 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, The Galena Territory's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 39th percentile nationally.
Where The Galena Territory's buildings actually sit
99.4% of The Galena Territory's 2,122 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 2,110 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0.5% are Minimal.
How The Galena Territory compares
The Galena Territory's 90th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 38th 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, The Galena Territory ranks 19,595 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,138 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 146 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in The Galena Territory
At the 38th national percentile, The Galena Territory rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
The Galena Territory's 99.4% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where The Galena Territory's figures come from
The Galena Territory's 38th-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 The Galena Territory's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.