Coaldale (Schuylkill), PA
Coaldale (Schuylkill), PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Coaldale (Schuylkill) at the 68th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,003 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Coaldale (Schuylkill)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 66th percentile nationally.
Coaldale (Schuylkill)'s building exposure, zone by zone
88.5% of Coaldale (Schuylkill)'s 1,003 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 11.5% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Coaldale (Schuylkill) compares
Compare Coaldale (Schuylkill)'s two percentiles: 100th within Pennsylvania, only 68th nationally — a gap of 32 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Coaldale (Schuylkill) ranks 10,185 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,913 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 11 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Coaldale (Schuylkill) and the insurance market
At the 68th percentile nationally, Coaldale (Schuylkill) carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 88.5% of Coaldale (Schuylkill)'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 Coaldale (Schuylkill)'s figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,003 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Coaldale (Schuylkill). The exposure-zones guide covers what Coaldale (Schuylkill)'s dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.