Bressler, PA
Bressler wildfire risk explained
Bressler's 676 buildings earn a 22nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bressler's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 24th percentile nationally.
Where Bressler's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 95.6% of Bressler's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 4.4% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Bressler ranks
Bressler's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (25th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (22nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bressler ranks 24,468 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,914 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,494 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bressler
Bressler's moderate rating (22nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Bressler
Bressler's 95.6% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Bressler's figures come from
Bressler's 22nd-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 Bressler's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.