Folsomville, IN
Folsomville, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Folsomville sits at the 37th 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 92 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 Folsomville at the 39th percentile, close to its 37th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Folsomville: 88% of its 92 buildings, versus 12% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Folsomville ranks
Folsomville's 96th-percentile standing inside Indiana outpaces its 37th 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, Folsomville ranks 19,755 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,392 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 43 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Folsomville's moderate rating (37th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Folsomville
With 88% of Folsomville in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Folsomville's figures come from
Folsomville's 37th-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 Folsomville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.