Oak Hill, ME
How exposed is Oak Hill to wildfire?
Oak Hill sits at the 12th 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 2,530 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Oak Hill at the 13th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 34.6% of Oak Hill's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 34.1% Indirect share and far above its 31.3% Minimal share — a profile where 875 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Oak Hill ranks
Within Maine, Oak Hill ranks higher (61st percentile) than it does nationally (12th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Oak Hill ranks 27,700 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,243 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maine alone, it ranks 61 of 155 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maine on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Oak Hill
Oak Hill's low rating (12th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Oak Hill
With 34.6% of Oak Hill in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Oak Hill's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,530 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Oak Hill. The exposure-zones guide covers what Oak Hill's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.