East Freedom, PA
How exposed is East Freedom to wildfire?
East Freedom sits at the 46th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 369 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, East Freedom's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
Where East Freedom's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 81% of East Freedom's 369 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 19% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
East Freedom against the rest of the country
Compare East Freedom's two percentiles: 74th within Pennsylvania, only 46th nationally — a gap of 28 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, East Freedom ranks 17,030 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,892 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 518 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in East Freedom
East Freedom's elevated wildfire rating (46th 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.
Hardening a home in East Freedom
East Freedom's 81% 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 East Freedom's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 369 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for East Freedom. The exposure-zones guide covers what East Freedom's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.