Deemston, PA
Deemston wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Deemston at the 38th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 676 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Deemston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 40th percentile nationally.
Deemston's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Deemston: 98.1% of its 676 buildings, versus 1.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Deemston compares
Deemston's 57th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 38th 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, Deemston ranks 19,581 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,915 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 855 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 38th national percentile, Deemston 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 Deemston
Because Direct exposure dominates in Deemston (98.1%), 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
Deemston's 38th-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 Deemston, see the exposure-zones guide.