Parkman, OH
How exposed is Parkman to wildfire?
Parkman's 212 buildings earn a 38th-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, Parkman's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 40th percentile nationally.
Parkman's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Parkman: 66% of its 212 buildings, versus 34% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Parkman ranks
Parkman's 83rd-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 38th 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, Parkman ranks 19,639 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,409 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 220 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Parkman
Parkman's moderate wildfire rating (38th 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 Parkman
Because Direct exposure dominates in Parkman (66%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Parkman's 19,639-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Parkman, see the exposure-zones guide.