Jewett, OH
Jewett wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Jewett at the 41st national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 483 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Jewett's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
Where Jewett's buildings actually sit
68.9% of Jewett's 483 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 31.1% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Jewett compares
Compare Jewett's two percentiles: 91st within Ohio, only 41st nationally — a gap of 50 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jewett ranks 18,570 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,651 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 119 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 41st national percentile, Jewett 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 68.9% of Jewett's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Jewett's 18,570-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Jewett, see the exposure-zones guide.