Millersburg, KY
Millersburg wildfire risk explained
Millersburg's 500 buildings earn a 29th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Millersburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 31st percentile nationally.
Where Millersburg's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Millersburg (73.6% of 500 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 26.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Millersburg against the rest of the country
Within Kentucky, Millersburg ranks higher (55th percentile) than it does nationally (29th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Millersburg ranks 22,498 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,353 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 250 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Millersburg
Millersburg's moderate wildfire rating (29th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Millersburg
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Millersburg (73.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Millersburg's figures come from
Millersburg's 29th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Millersburg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.