Dushore, PA
Dushore wildfire risk explained
Dushore's 370 buildings earn a 44th-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dushore's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Where Dushore's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Dushore: 64.3% of its 370 buildings, versus 35.7% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Dushore ranks
Dushore's 71st-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 44th 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, Dushore ranks 17,564 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,866 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 575 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Dushore and the insurance market
Dushore's elevated wildfire rating (44th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Dushore's 64.3% 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 Dushore's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Dushore's 17,564-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dushore's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.