Suffield, OH
Suffield wildfire risk explained
Suffield sits at the 32nd 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 740 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Suffield at the 34th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Suffield's building exposure, zone by zone
75.4% of Suffield's 740 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 558 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 24.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Suffield ranks
Compare Suffield's two percentiles: 70th within Ohio, only 32nd nationally — a gap of 38 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Suffield ranks 21,435 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,222 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 378 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Suffield
At the 32nd national percentile, Suffield rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Suffield's 75.4% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Suffield's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 740 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Suffield. The exposure-zones guide covers what Suffield's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.