Waupun, WI
Waupun wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Waupun at the 45th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 4,047 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Waupun at the 46th percentile, close to its 45th-percentile risk score.
Waupun's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 93.8% of Waupun's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 6.2% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Waupun ranks
Within Wisconsin, Waupun ranks higher (95th percentile) than it does nationally (45th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Waupun ranks 17,478 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,192 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 40 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Waupun
At the 45th national percentile, Waupun rates elevated 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 Waupun
Even with 93.8% of Waupun outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Waupun's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,047 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Waupun. The exposure-zones guide covers what Waupun's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.