Bascom, OH
How exposed is Bascom to wildfire?
Bascom sits at the 1st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 386 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bascom at the 1st national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Bascom's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 12.2% of Bascom's 386 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 87.8% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
How Bascom compares
Bascom's risk sits at a similar level relative to Ohio (5th 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, Bascom ranks 31,276 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,502 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,206 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 1st national percentile, Bascom 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
With 87.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Bascom gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Bascom's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 386 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bascom. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bascom's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.