Atlas, PA
Atlas wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Atlas lands at the 59th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 217 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Atlas's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 57th percentile nationally.
Where Atlas's buildings actually sit
97.7% of Atlas's 217 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 2.3% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Atlas ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Atlas ranks higher (95th percentile) than it does nationally (59th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Atlas ranks 12,900 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,244 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 91 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Atlas
At the 59th national percentile, Atlas 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
Because 97.7% of Atlas's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Atlas's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Atlas's 12,900-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Atlas's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.