Bryan, OH
How exposed is Bryan to wildfire?
Bryan sits at the 4th 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 4,473 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bryan at the 4th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Bryan's building exposure, zone by zone
79.2% of Bryan's 4,473 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 5.6% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Bryan compares
Bryan's 22nd-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 4th 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, Bryan ranks 30,206 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,816 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 985 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bryan
Bryan's low rating (4th 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 Bryan
Even with 79.2% of Bryan 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 Bryan's figures come from
Bryan's 4th-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 Bryan's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.