Bladensburg, OH
Bladensburg, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Bladensburg sits at the 37th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 169 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bladensburg at the 37th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Bladensburg's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 59.2% of Bladensburg's 169 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 40.8% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Bladensburg ranks
Within Ohio, Bladensburg ranks higher (80th percentile) than it does nationally (37th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bladensburg ranks 19,955 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,078 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 249 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bladensburg
Bladensburg's moderate rating (37th 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 Bladensburg
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Bladensburg (59.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Bladensburg's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 169 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bladensburg. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bladensburg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.