Norwich, OH
How exposed is Norwich to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Norwich at the 42nd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 97 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Norwich at the 44th percentile, close to its 42nd-percentile risk score.
Norwich's building exposure, zone by zone
54.6% of Norwich's 97 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 45.4% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Norwich ranks
Norwich's 92nd-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 42nd 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, Norwich ranks 18,316 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,195 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 99 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Norwich
At the 42nd national percentile, Norwich rates elevated 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
Norwich's 54.6% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 97 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Norwich. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Norwich, see the exposure-zones guide.