Markle, IN
Markle, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Markle sits at the 6th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 619 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Markle at the 6th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Markle's buildings actually sit
Most of Markle's buildings (78% of 619) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Markle against the rest of the country
Within Indiana, Markle ranks higher (40th percentile) than it does nationally (6th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Markle ranks 29,718 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,571 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 585 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Markle and the insurance market
At the 6th national percentile, Markle rates low 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
Markle's 78% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Markle's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 619 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Markle. The exposure-zones guide covers what Markle's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.