Dalmatia, PA
Dalmatia, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Dalmatia at the 31st national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 268 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Dalmatia at the 30th percentile, close to its 31st-percentile risk score.
Dalmatia's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Dalmatia (52.6% of 268 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 47.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Dalmatia ranks
Dalmatia scores 31st nationally and 40th within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dalmatia ranks 21,817 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,584 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,193 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
Dalmatia's moderate wildfire rating (31st 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Dalmatia (52.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Dalmatia's figures come from
Dalmatia's 31st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dalmatia's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.