Bloomdale, OH
How exposed is Bloomdale to wildfire?
Bloomdale 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 441 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bloomdale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 1st percentile nationally.
Where Bloomdale's buildings actually sit
Most of Bloomdale's buildings (97.5% of 441) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Bloomdale compares
There's little gap between Bloomdale's 1st national percentile and its 4th percentile inside Ohio, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bloomdale ranks 31,312 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,443 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,215 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bloomdale
Bloomdale's low wildfire rating (1st percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Bloomdale
Even with 97.5% of Bloomdale outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bloomdale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 441 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bloomdale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bloomdale's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.