Whiting, WI
Whiting, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Whiting at the 35th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 844 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Whiting's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 35th percentile nationally.
Whiting's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Whiting's buildings (62.2% of 844) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where Whiting ranks
Whiting's 81st-percentile standing inside Wisconsin outpaces its 35th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Whiting ranks 20,630 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,219 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 155 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Whiting
At the 35th national percentile, Whiting 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 62.2% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Whiting gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Whiting's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 844 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Whiting. The exposure-zones guide covers what Whiting's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.