Big Bass Lake, PA
Big Bass Lake wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Big Bass Lake at the 45th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,242 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 Big Bass Lake at the 46th percentile, close to its 45th-percentile risk score.
Where Big Bass Lake's buildings actually sit
1,242 buildings are counted in Big Bass Lake, and 99.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Big Bass Lake ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Big Bass Lake ranks higher (72nd percentile) than it does nationally (45th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Big Bass Lake ranks 17,500 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,391 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 567 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Big Bass Lake
At the 45th national percentile, Big Bass Lake 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 99.8% of Big Bass Lake 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 Big Bass Lake's figures come from
Big Bass Lake's 45th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Big Bass Lake's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.