Jerusalem, OH
Jerusalem, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Jerusalem at the 45th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 136 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Jerusalem at the 47th percentile, close to its 45th-percentile risk score.
Where Jerusalem's buildings actually sit
Of Jerusalem's 136 counted buildings, 100% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Jerusalem ranks
Jerusalem's 97th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 45th 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, Jerusalem ranks 17,403 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,462 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 43 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Jerusalem
At the 45th national percentile, Jerusalem 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
With 100% of Jerusalem 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 136 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Jerusalem. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Jerusalem, see the exposure-zones guide.