Scott, OH
Scott, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Scott sits at the 0th 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 226 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Scott's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 0th percentile nationally.
Where Scott's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 92% of Scott's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 8% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Scott against the rest of the country
Scott's risk sits at a similar level relative to Ohio (0th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (0th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Scott ranks 31,504 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,923 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,262 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Scott
Scott's low wildfire rating (0th 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.
Hardening a home in Scott
Even with 92% of Scott outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 226 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Scott. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Scott, see the exposure-zones guide.