Tontogany, OH
Tontogany, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Tontogany sits at the 2nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 291 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Tontogany's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 2nd percentile nationally.
Where Tontogany's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 88% of Tontogany's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 12% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Tontogany against the rest of the country
Tontogany's risk sits at a similar level relative to Ohio (12th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (2nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tontogany ranks 30,968 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,887 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,119 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
Tontogany's low rating (2nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Tontogany
With 88% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Tontogany gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Tontogany's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 291 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Tontogany. The exposure-zones guide covers what Tontogany's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.