Brookside, OH
Brookside, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Brookside sits at the 35th 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 352 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brookside's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 35th percentile nationally.
Brookside's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Brookside (91.5% of 352 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 8.5% sit in the Direct zone.
Brookside against the rest of the country
Compare Brookside's two percentiles: 75th within Ohio, only 35th nationally — a gap of 41 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brookside ranks 20,647 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,265 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 314 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Brookside and the insurance market
Brookside's moderate rating (35th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Brookside (91.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Brookside's figures come from
Brookside's 35th-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 Brookside's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.