Duncan Falls, OH
Duncan Falls wildfire risk explained
Duncan Falls sits at the 39th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 674 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Duncan Falls at the 41st percentile, close to its 39th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Duncan Falls (77.5% of 674 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 22.6% sit in the Direct zone.
Duncan Falls against the rest of the country
Duncan Falls's 85th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 39th 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, Duncan Falls ranks 19,263 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,938 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 193 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Duncan Falls
Duncan Falls's moderate wildfire rating (39th 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Duncan Falls (77.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 674 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Duncan Falls. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Duncan Falls, see the exposure-zones guide.