Brisbin, PA
Brisbin, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Brisbin's 260 buildings earn a 55th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Brisbin at the 55th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Brisbin's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Brisbin (67.7% of 260 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 32.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Brisbin ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Brisbin ranks higher (91st percentile) than it does nationally (55th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brisbin ranks 14,163 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,836 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 178 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 55th national percentile, Brisbin 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
Brisbin's 67.7% 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 Brisbin's figures come from
Brisbin's 55th-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 Brisbin's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.