Flushing, OH
Flushing wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Flushing at the 42nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 552 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Flushing at the 44th percentile, close to its 42nd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Flushing: 86.8% of its 552 buildings, versus 13.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Flushing against the rest of the country
Compare Flushing's two percentiles: 92nd within Ohio, only 42nd nationally — a gap of 50 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Flushing ranks 18,381 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,542 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 103 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Flushing
At the 42nd national percentile, Flushing rates elevated 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Flushing (86.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Flushing's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Flushing's 18,381-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Flushing's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.