Rome City, IN
How exposed is Rome City to wildfire?
Rome City sits at the 9th 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 956 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Rome City at the 10th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Rome City's buildings actually sit
Of Rome City's 956 counted buildings, 42.7% carry Direct exposure and only 23.4% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Rome City against the rest of the country
Rome City's 54th-percentile standing inside Indiana outpaces its 9th 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, Rome City ranks 28,550 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,262 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 445 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Rome City
At the 9th national percentile, Rome City rates low 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 Rome City
With 42.7% of Rome City 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 956 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rome City. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Rome City, see the exposure-zones guide.