Fulton, OH
How exposed is Fulton to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Fulton lands at the 27th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 182 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fulton at the 27th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Fulton's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 68.1% of Fulton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 31.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 124 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Fulton against the rest of the country
Within Ohio, Fulton ranks higher (60th percentile) than it does nationally (27th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fulton ranks 23,010 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,556 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 505 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Fulton and the insurance market
At the 27th national percentile, Fulton rates moderate 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 Fulton
Because Direct exposure dominates in Fulton (68.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fulton's 23,010-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Fulton, see the exposure-zones guide.