Senecaville, OH
Senecaville wildfire risk explained
Senecaville sits at the 41st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 308 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Senecaville at the 43rd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
308 buildings are counted in Senecaville, and 56.8% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 43.2% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Senecaville ranks
Senecaville's 90th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 41st 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, Senecaville ranks 18,573 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,427 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 122 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Senecaville
At the 41st national percentile, Senecaville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Senecaville's 56.8% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Senecaville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Senecaville's 18,573-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Senecaville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.