Russellville, OH
Russellville wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Russellville at the 33rd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 427 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Russellville at the 35th percentile, close to its 33rd-percentile risk score.
Where Russellville's buildings actually sit
427 buildings are counted in Russellville, and 68.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 31.9% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Russellville compares
Compare Russellville's two percentiles: 72nd within Ohio, only 33rd nationally — a gap of 39 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Russellville ranks 21,248 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,716 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 359 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
At the 33rd national percentile, Russellville 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 Russellville
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Russellville (68.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Russellville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 427 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Russellville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Russellville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.