Waynesville, OH
Waynesville wildfire risk explained
Waynesville sits at the 23rd 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 1,262 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Waynesville at the 25th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Waynesville's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Waynesville (77.7% of 1,262 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 22.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Waynesville ranks
Compare Waynesville's two percentiles: 55th within Ohio, only 23rd nationally — a gap of 32 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Waynesville ranks 24,309 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,286 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 569 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Waynesville and the insurance market
At the 23rd national percentile, Waynesville rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Waynesville
Waynesville's 77.7% 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.
Where Waynesville's figures come from
Waynesville's 23rd-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 Waynesville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.