Delano, PA
How exposed is Delano to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Delano at the 59th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 157 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Delano at the 57th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Delano's building exposure, zone by zone
157 buildings are counted in Delano, and 52.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 47.8% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Delano against the rest of the country
Delano's 95th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 59th 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, Delano ranks 12,901 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,580 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 92 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Delano
At the 59th national percentile, Delano rates elevated 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 Delano
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Delano (52.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Delano's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Delano's 12,901-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Delano's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.