Blakely, PA
Blakely, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Blakely lands at the 49th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 3,285 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Blakely's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
Blakely's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Blakely's buildings (54.5%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Blakely against the rest of the country
Blakely's 80th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 49th 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, Blakely ranks 16,082 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,069 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 395 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Blakely and the insurance market
Blakely's elevated rating (49th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Blakely's 54.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Blakely's figures come from
Blakely's 49th-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 Blakely's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.