Amsterdam, OH
How exposed is Amsterdam to wildfire?
Amsterdam's 332 buildings earn a 44th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Amsterdam's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Where Amsterdam's buildings actually sit
Of Amsterdam's 332 counted buildings, 52.7% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Amsterdam ranks
Within Ohio, Amsterdam ranks higher (95th percentile) than it does nationally (44th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Amsterdam ranks 17,810 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,765 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 65 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Amsterdam and the insurance market
At the 44th national percentile, Amsterdam rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Amsterdam
Amsterdam's 52.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Amsterdam's figures come from
Amsterdam's 44th-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 Amsterdam's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.