East Petersburg, PA
East Petersburg, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, East Petersburg lands at the 4th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 1,686 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, East Petersburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 4th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
81.4% of East Petersburg's 1,686 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 18.6% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where East Petersburg ranks
East Petersburg scores 4th nationally and 1st within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, East Petersburg ranks 30,337 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,476 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,964 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
East Petersburg's low wildfire rating (4th 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
Even with 81.4% of East Petersburg outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where East Petersburg's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,686 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for East Petersburg. The exposure-zones guide covers what East Petersburg's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.