DeSales University, PA
DeSales University wildfire risk explained
DeSales University sits at the 24th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 55 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts DeSales University at the 23rd percentile, close to its 24th-percentile risk score.
DeSales University's building exposure, zone by zone
Of DeSales University's 55 counted buildings, 63.6% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How DeSales University compares
There's little gap between DeSales University's 24th national percentile and its 28th percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, DeSales University ranks 23,993 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,798 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,443 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 24th national percentile, DeSales University 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 DeSales University
DeSales University's 63.6% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where DeSales University's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 55 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for DeSales University. The exposure-zones guide covers what DeSales University's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.