Friendship, OH
How exposed is Friendship to wildfire?
Friendship sits at the 59th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 303 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 Friendship at the 59th percentile, close to its 59th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
70% of Friendship's 303 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 212 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 30% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Friendship compares
Within Ohio, Friendship ranks higher (100th percentile) than it does nationally (59th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Friendship ranks 13,058 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,548 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 6 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Friendship
At the 59th national percentile, Friendship rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Friendship (70%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Friendship's figures come from
Friendship's 59th-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 Friendship's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.