South Russell, OH
South Russell wildfire risk explained
USFS scores South Russell at the 34th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 1,635 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, South Russell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 35th percentile nationally.
Where South Russell's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in South Russell: 85.8% of its 1,635 buildings, versus 7.3% Indirect and 6.9% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where South Russell ranks
Compare South Russell's two percentiles: 74th within Ohio, only 34th nationally — a gap of 40 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, South Russell ranks 20,806 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,631 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 326 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
South Russell and the insurance market
South Russell's moderate rating (34th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 85.8% of South Russell in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind South Russell's 20,806-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond South Russell, see the exposure-zones guide.