Duboistown, PA
Duboistown wildfire risk explained
Duboistown's 626 buildings earn a 49th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Duboistown at the 47th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Duboistown (72.4% of 626 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 27.5% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Duboistown ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Duboistown ranks higher (79th percentile) than it does nationally (49th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Duboistown ranks 16,208 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,493 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 409 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 49th national percentile, Duboistown 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 Duboistown
Duboistown's 72.4% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Duboistown's figures come from
Duboistown's 49th-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 Duboistown's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.