Blandon, PA
Blandon wildfire risk explained
Blandon sits at the 24th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,726 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Blandon at the 23rd percentile, close to its 24th-percentile risk score.
Blandon's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Blandon (55.2% of 2,726 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 35.6% sit in the Direct zone.
Blandon against the rest of the country
Blandon scores 24th nationally and 27th within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Blandon ranks 24,089 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,888 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,455 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Blandon
At the 24th national percentile, Blandon rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Blandon
Blandon's 55.2% 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 Blandon's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,726 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Blandon. The exposure-zones guide covers what Blandon's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.