Cresson, PA
Cresson, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Cresson at the 36th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 803 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Cresson at the 36th 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
93% of Cresson's 803 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Cresson against the rest of the country
Cresson's 53rd-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 36th 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, Cresson ranks 20,117 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,608 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 939 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 36th national percentile, Cresson rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Cresson
Cresson's 93% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Cresson's 36th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Cresson, see the exposure-zones guide.