Damascus, OH
Damascus wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Damascus lands at the 26th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 351 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Damascus's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 25th percentile nationally.
Where Damascus's buildings actually sit
Damascus rates 53.9% Minimal exposure against just 46.2% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 351 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Damascus against the rest of the country
Within Ohio, Damascus ranks higher (58th percentile) than it does nationally (26th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Damascus ranks 23,454 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,286 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 524 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Damascus and the insurance market
At the 26th national percentile, Damascus rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 53.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Damascus gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Damascus's figures come from
Damascus's 26th-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 Damascus's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.