Petersburg, OH
Petersburg, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Petersburg lands at the 32nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 346 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Petersburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 32nd percentile nationally.
Petersburg's building exposure, zone by zone
60.7% of Petersburg's 346 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 210 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 37.3% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 2% are Minimal.
Petersburg against the rest of the country
Petersburg's 71st-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 32nd 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, Petersburg ranks 21,343 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,430 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 370 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Petersburg and the insurance market
At the 32nd national percentile, Petersburg rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Petersburg
Petersburg's 60.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Petersburg's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 346 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Petersburg. The exposure-zones guide covers what Petersburg's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.