Wingate, IN
Wingate wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wingate lands at the 1st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 209 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wingate at the 1st national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Wingate's buildings (83.3% of 209) 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 Wingate ranks
Wingate's risk sits at a similar level relative to Indiana (7th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (1st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wingate ranks 31,244 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,507 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 907 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wingate
At the 1st national percentile, Wingate 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
Wingate's 83.3% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Wingate's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Wingate's 31,244-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wingate's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.