Waumandee, WI
Waumandee wildfire risk explained
Waumandee's 86 buildings earn a 22nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Waumandee's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 23rd percentile nationally.
Waumandee's building exposure, zone by zone
61.6% of Waumandee's 86 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 38.4% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Waumandee ranks
Compare Waumandee's two percentiles: 38th within Wisconsin, only 22nd nationally — a gap of 16 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Waumandee ranks 24,570 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,673 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 501 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Waumandee
At the 22nd national percentile, Waumandee 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Waumandee (61.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Waumandee's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 86 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Waumandee. The exposure-zones guide covers what Waumandee's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.