Wheelersburg, OH
Wheelersburg wildfire risk explained
Wheelersburg's 3,503 buildings earn a 54th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wheelersburg at the 57th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Wheelersburg's buildings actually sit
3,503 buildings are counted in Wheelersburg, and 57.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 36.1% in Direct exposure or the 6.2% rated Minimal.
Where Wheelersburg ranks
Within Ohio, Wheelersburg ranks higher (98th percentile) than it does nationally (54th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wheelersburg ranks 14,442 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,768 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 22 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wheelersburg
At the 54th national percentile, Wheelersburg rates elevated 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 Wheelersburg
Wheelersburg's 57.7% 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 Wheelersburg's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,503 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wheelersburg. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wheelersburg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.