Alverda, PA
How exposed is Alverda to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Alverda lands at the 44th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 185 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Alverda at the 44th percentile, close to its 44th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Alverda: 100% of its 185 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Alverda against the rest of the country
Compare Alverda's two percentiles: 70th within Pennsylvania, only 44th nationally — a gap of 27 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alverda ranks 17,723 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,435 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 587 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Alverda
At the 44th national percentile, Alverda rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Alverda 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.
Where Alverda's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 185 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Alverda. The exposure-zones guide covers what Alverda's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.