Lore City, OH
Lore City, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lore City lands at the 43rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 237 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lore City's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
52.3% of Lore City's 237 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 47.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Lore City compares
Within Ohio, Lore City ranks higher (94th percentile) than it does nationally (43rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lore City ranks 18,037 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,566 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 75 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 43rd national percentile, Lore City 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 52.3% of Lore City'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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 237 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lore City. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Lore City, see the exposure-zones guide.