Coaldale (Bedford), PA
How exposed is Coaldale (Bedford) to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Coaldale (Bedford) lands at the 54th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 68 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Coaldale (Bedford)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
Where Coaldale (Bedford)'s buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 55.9% of Coaldale (Bedford)'s buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 44.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 38 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Coaldale (Bedford) compares
Within Pennsylvania, Coaldale (Bedford) ranks higher (89th percentile) than it does nationally (54th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Coaldale (Bedford) ranks 14,539 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,364 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 213 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Coaldale (Bedford) and the insurance market
At the 54th national percentile, Coaldale (Bedford) rates elevated 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
With 55.9% of Coaldale (Bedford) 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.
More on how this number was built
Coaldale (Bedford)'s 54th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Coaldale (Bedford), see the exposure-zones guide.