Strasburg, OH
How exposed is Strasburg to wildfire?
Strasburg's 1,499 buildings earn a 37th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Strasburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 38th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Strasburg (90.6% of 1,499 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 9.4% sit in the Direct zone.
How Strasburg compares
Within Ohio, Strasburg ranks higher (80th percentile) than it does nationally (37th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Strasburg ranks 20,020 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,174 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 254 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
Strasburg's moderate wildfire rating (37th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Strasburg (90.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Strasburg's figures come from
Strasburg's 37th-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 Strasburg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.