Wiota, WI
How exposed is Wiota to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Wiota at the 20th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 193 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 Wiota at the 21st percentile, close to its 20th-percentile risk score.
Wiota's building exposure, zone by zone
193 buildings are counted in Wiota, and 47.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 37.3% in Direct exposure or the 15% rated Minimal.
Where Wiota ranks
Wiota's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wisconsin (30th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (20th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wiota ranks 25,327 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,145 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 569 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Wiota and the insurance market
Wiota's low rating (20th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Wiota (47.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Wiota's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 193 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wiota. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wiota's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.