Dupont, PA
Dupont, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Dupont lands at the 40th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,526 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dupont's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 39th percentile nationally.
Where Dupont's buildings actually sit
91% of Dupont's 1,526 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 5.5% Direct and 3.5% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Dupont compares
Within Pennsylvania, Dupont ranks higher (63rd percentile) than it does nationally (40th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dupont ranks 18,855 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,059 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 730 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dupont
Dupont's elevated rating (40th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Dupont
Because 91% of Dupont's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,526 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dupont. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Dupont, see the exposure-zones guide.