Limestone, OK
How exposed is Limestone to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Limestone lands at the 80th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 638 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Limestone at the 81st percentile, close to its 80th-percentile risk score.
Limestone's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Limestone: 100% of its 638 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Limestone ranks
Limestone ranks lower within Oklahoma (19th percentile statewide) than its 80th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Limestone ranks 6,438 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,368 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 672 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Limestone and the insurance market
Limestone's high rating (80th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Limestone's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Limestone's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Limestone's 6,438-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Limestone's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.