Salem Heights (Columbiana), OH
How exposed is Salem Heights (Columbiana) to wildfire?
Salem Heights (Columbiana) sits at the 26th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 280 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Salem Heights (Columbiana) at the 27th percentile, close to its 26th-percentile risk score.
Where Salem Heights (Columbiana)'s buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Salem Heights (Columbiana): 88.2% of its 280 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 11.8% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Salem Heights (Columbiana) ranks
Within Ohio, Salem Heights (Columbiana) ranks higher (59th percentile) than it does nationally (26th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Salem Heights (Columbiana) ranks 23,333 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,198 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 518 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
Salem Heights (Columbiana)'s moderate rating (26th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Salem Heights (Columbiana) (88.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Salem Heights (Columbiana)'s figures come from
Salem Heights (Columbiana)'s 26th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Salem Heights (Columbiana)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.