Day Heights, OH
Day Heights, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Day Heights lands at the 19th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 1,234 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Day Heights at the 20th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
85.8% of Day Heights's 1,234 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,059 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 14.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Day Heights compares
Within Ohio, Day Heights ranks higher (49th percentile) than it does nationally (19th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Day Heights ranks 25,696 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,446 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 651 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Day Heights
At the 19th national percentile, Day Heights rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Day Heights
Because Direct exposure dominates in Day Heights (85.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Day Heights's figures come from
Day Heights's 19th-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 Day Heights's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.