Buckhorn, PA
Buckhorn wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Buckhorn at the 40th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 228 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Buckhorn at the 41st percentile, close to its 40th-percentile risk score.
Buckhorn's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Buckhorn: 86.4% of its 228 buildings, versus 13.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Buckhorn against the rest of the country
Buckhorn's 63rd-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 40th 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, Buckhorn ranks 18,951 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,868 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 749 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Buckhorn
At the 40th national percentile, Buckhorn rates moderate 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
With 86.4% of Buckhorn in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Buckhorn's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Buckhorn's 18,951-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Buckhorn's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.