Pleasant Run, OH
How exposed is Pleasant Run to wildfire?
Pleasant Run sits at the 15th 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 2,008 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pleasant Run's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
Pleasant Run's building exposure, zone by zone
2,008 buildings are counted in Pleasant Run, and 81% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 19% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Pleasant Run ranks
Pleasant Run's 43rd-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 15th 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, Pleasant Run ranks 26,829 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,457 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 725 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Pleasant Run's low wildfire rating (15th 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
Pleasant Run's 81% 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.
Where Pleasant Run's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Pleasant Run's 26,829-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pleasant Run's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.