New Paris, OH
How exposed is New Paris to wildfire?
New Paris's 958 buildings earn a 20th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Paris's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 20th percentile nationally.
New Paris's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of New Paris's buildings (80.1%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
New Paris against the rest of the country
Within Ohio, New Paris ranks higher (50th percentile) than it does nationally (20th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Paris ranks 25,379 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,250 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 631 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Paris
New Paris's low wildfire rating (20th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in New Paris (80.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where New Paris's figures come from
New Paris's 20th-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 New Paris's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.