Tomahawk, WI
Tomahawk, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Tomahawk 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 2,185 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Tomahawk's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 23rd percentile nationally.
Where Tomahawk's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Tomahawk (52.9% of 2,185 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 45.1% sit in the Direct zone.
How Tomahawk compares
Compare Tomahawk's two percentiles: 48th within Wisconsin, only 25th nationally — a gap of 24 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tomahawk ranks 23,719 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,978 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 419 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Tomahawk and the insurance market
At the 25th national percentile, Tomahawk rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Tomahawk
Tomahawk's 52.9% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,185 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Tomahawk. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Tomahawk, see the exposure-zones guide.