Beech Grove, KY
How exposed is Beech Grove to wildfire?
Beech Grove's 248 buildings earn a 31st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Beech Grove's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Where Beech Grove's buildings actually sit
248 buildings are counted in Beech Grove, and 79.4% 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.
Where Beech Grove ranks
Beech Grove's 58th-percentile standing inside Kentucky outpaces its 31st national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Beech Grove ranks 21,648 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,202 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 231 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Beech Grove and the insurance market
At the 31st national percentile, Beech Grove rates moderate 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 Beech Grove (79.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Beech Grove's figures come from
Beech Grove's 31st-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 Beech Grove's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.