Woodruff, WI
Woodruff, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Woodruff at the 18th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 687 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Woodruff's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
Where Woodruff's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 51.2% of Woodruff's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 48.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 352 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Woodruff ranks
Woodruff scores 18th nationally and 24th within Wisconsin — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Woodruff ranks 25,863 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,804 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 613 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Woodruff
Woodruff's low rating (18th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Woodruff
With 51.2% of Woodruff in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Woodruff's 18th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Woodruff, see the exposure-zones guide.