Cheyney University, PA
Cheyney University, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Cheyney University at the 21st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 42 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Cheyney University at the 20th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Cheyney University (64.3% of 42 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 35.7% sit in the Direct zone.
How Cheyney University compares
Cheyney University scores 21st nationally and 23rd within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cheyney University ranks 24,907 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,123 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,535 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Cheyney University and the insurance market
At the 21st national percentile, Cheyney University rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 64.3% of Cheyney University's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Cheyney University's figures come from
Cheyney University's 21st-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 Cheyney University's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.