Bristol, PA
Bristol, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Bristol at the 50th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 2,352 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bristol's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 99.2% of Bristol's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 0.8% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Bristol compares
Bristol's 81st-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 50th 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, Bristol ranks 15,830 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,606 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 370 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bristol
Bristol's elevated rating (50th 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 Bristol
Bristol's 99.2% 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 Bristol's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,352 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bristol. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bristol's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.