Russellville, IN
Russellville wildfire risk explained
Russellville sits at the 3rd 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 266 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Russellville at the 3rd national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Russellville's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 79.3% of Russellville's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 20.7% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Russellville compares
Russellville's 19th-percentile standing inside Indiana outpaces its 3rd 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, Russellville ranks 30,699 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,629 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 787 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Russellville
At the 3rd national percentile, Russellville rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 79.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Russellville gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Russellville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 266 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Russellville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Russellville's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.