Alba, PA
How exposed is Alba to wildfire?
Alba's 113 buildings earn a 42nd-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Alba's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Alba: 91.2% of its 113 buildings, versus 8.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Alba ranks
Alba's 67th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 42nd national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alba ranks 18,317 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,516 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 664 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Alba and the insurance market
At the 42nd national percentile, Alba 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 Alba
With 91.2% of Alba in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 113 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Alba. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Alba, see the exposure-zones guide.