Lucas, OH
Lucas, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Lucas at the 32nd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 385 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lucas's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 52.2% of Lucas's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 47.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 201 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Lucas compares
Lucas's 71st-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 32nd 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, Lucas ranks 21,311 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,527 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 363 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Lucas and the insurance market
At the 32nd national percentile, Lucas rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lucas (52.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lucas's 21,311-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Lucas, see the exposure-zones guide.