Washburn, WI
How exposed is Washburn to wildfire?
Washburn sits at the 18th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,581 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Washburn's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 18th percentile nationally.
Where Washburn's buildings actually sit
1,581 buildings are counted in Washburn, and 65.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 29.2% in Direct exposure or the 5.6% rated Minimal.
Washburn against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Washburn's 18th national percentile and its 23rd percentile inside Wisconsin, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Washburn ranks 26,020 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,831 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 622 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Washburn
At the 18th national percentile, Washburn rates low 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 Washburn
Washburn's 65.2% 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.
Where Washburn's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Washburn's 26,020-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Washburn's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.