Cannonsburg, KY
Cannonsburg, KY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Cannonsburg sits at the 60th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 582 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cannonsburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 63rd percentile nationally.
Where Cannonsburg's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Cannonsburg (68.7% of 582 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 31.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Cannonsburg ranks
Within Kentucky, Cannonsburg ranks higher (82nd percentile) than it does nationally (60th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cannonsburg ranks 12,602 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,078 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 102 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Cannonsburg and the insurance market
Cannonsburg's elevated wildfire rating (60th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Cannonsburg's 68.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Cannonsburg's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Cannonsburg's 12,602-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cannonsburg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.