Vesper, WI
Vesper wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Vesper lands at the 35th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 365 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Vesper's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 35th percentile nationally.
Vesper's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 46.9% of Vesper's 365 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 53.2% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Vesper ranks
Within Wisconsin, Vesper ranks higher (82nd percentile) than it does nationally (35th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Vesper ranks 20,566 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,974 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 152 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Vesper and the insurance market
At the 35th national percentile, Vesper 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 53.2% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Vesper gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Vesper's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Vesper's 20,566-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Vesper's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.