Buckland, OH
How exposed is Buckland to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Buckland lands at the 2nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 188 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Buckland's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 2nd percentile nationally.
Buckland's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 89.4% of Buckland's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 10.6% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Buckland compares
Buckland's risk sits at a similar level relative to Ohio (12th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (2nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Buckland ranks 30,961 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,325 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,112 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Buckland and the insurance market
Buckland's low rating (2nd 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 Buckland
Even with 89.4% of Buckland 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 Buckland's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 188 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Buckland. The exposure-zones guide covers what Buckland's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.