Curtisville, PA
How exposed is Curtisville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Curtisville lands at the 37th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 644 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Curtisville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 38th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 67.2% of Curtisville's 644 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 32.8% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Curtisville compares
Compare Curtisville's two percentiles: 54th within Pennsylvania, only 37th nationally — a gap of 18 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Curtisville ranks 19,957 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,277 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 909 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Curtisville and the insurance market
At the 37th national percentile, Curtisville rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Curtisville (67.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Curtisville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Curtisville's 19,957-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Curtisville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.