Weldon, IL
Weldon wildfire risk explained
Weldon sits at the 0th 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 343 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Weldon at the 0th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Weldon's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 95.3% of Weldon's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 4.7% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Weldon ranks
Weldon scores 0th nationally and 1st within Illinois — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Weldon ranks 31,519 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,482 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 1,445 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Weldon and the insurance market
At the 0th national percentile, Weldon rates low 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 95.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Weldon gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Weldon's figures come from
Weldon's 0th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Weldon's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.