Chase, PA
Chase wildfire risk explained
Chase's 501 buildings earn a 59th-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 Chase at the 59th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Chase's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Chase: 80.4% of its 501 buildings, versus 19.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Chase compares
Chase's 95th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 59th 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, Chase ranks 13,030 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,343 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 101 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Chase and the insurance market
Chase's elevated rating (59th 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 Chase
Because Direct exposure dominates in Chase (80.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Chase's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Chase's 13,030-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Chase's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.