Conashaugh Lakes, PA
How exposed is Conashaugh Lakes to wildfire?
Conashaugh Lakes's 559 buildings earn a 60th-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 Conashaugh Lakes at the 58th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Conashaugh Lakes's buildings actually sit
100% of Conashaugh Lakes's 559 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 559 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Conashaugh Lakes ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Conashaugh Lakes ranks higher (96th percentile) than it does nationally (60th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Conashaugh Lakes ranks 12,709 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,432 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 81 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Conashaugh Lakes
Conashaugh Lakes's elevated wildfire rating (60th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Conashaugh Lakes (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Conashaugh Lakes's 60th-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 Conashaugh Lakes, see the exposure-zones guide.