Wyeville, WI
How exposed is Wyeville to wildfire?
USFS scores Wyeville at the 40th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 120 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wyeville at the 41st national percentile — 1 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
120 buildings are counted in Wyeville, and 52.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Wyeville against the rest of the country
Compare Wyeville's two percentiles: 92nd within Wisconsin, only 40th nationally — a gap of 51 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wyeville ranks 18,833 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,173 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 68 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wyeville
At the 40th national percentile, Wyeville rates elevated 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Wyeville (52.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Wyeville's figures come from
Wyeville's 40th-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 Wyeville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.