Gordon, OH
Gordon, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Gordon at the 0th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 146 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gordon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 1st percentile nationally.
Where Gordon's buildings actually sit
Most of Gordon's buildings (81.5% of 146) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Gordon compares
There's little gap between Gordon's 0th national percentile and its 2nd percentile inside Ohio, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gordon ranks 31,406 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,037 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,236 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 0th national percentile, Gordon rates low 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
With 81.5% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Gordon gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Gordon's figures come from
Gordon's 0th-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 Gordon's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.