WildfireRiskFinder

Armagh, PA

How exposed is Armagh to wildfire?

Elevated
44thpercentile nationally

USFS scores Armagh at the 44th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 82 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)

USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Armagh at the 45th percentile, close to its 44th-percentile risk score.

Armagh's building exposure, zone by zone

82Total buildings
46.3%Direct exposure
53.7%Indirect exposure
0%Minimal exposure

53.7% of Armagh's 82 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 46.3% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.

Where Armagh ranks

Armagh's 71st-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 44th 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, Armagh ranks 17,533 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,818 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 571 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.

Shopping for coverage in Armagh

At the 44th national percentile, Armagh rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.

Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it

With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Armagh (53.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 82 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Armagh. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Armagh, see the exposure-zones guide.