The Plains, OH
How exposed is The Plains to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, The Plains lands at the 38th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,527 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, The Plains'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
1,527 buildings are counted in The Plains, and 70.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 29.1% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where The Plains ranks
Within Ohio, The Plains ranks higher (83rd percentile) than it does nationally (38th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, The Plains ranks 19,641 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,050 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 222 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in The Plains
At the 38th national percentile, The Plains 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
The Plains's 70.9% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,527 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for The Plains. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond The Plains, see the exposure-zones guide.