Edgewood (Northumberland), PA
Edgewood (Northumberland) wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Edgewood (Northumberland) lands at the 53rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 614 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Edgewood (Northumberland) at the 52nd national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Edgewood (Northumberland)'s buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Edgewood (Northumberland) (90.1% of 614 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 9.9% sit in the Direct zone.
How Edgewood (Northumberland) compares
Compare Edgewood (Northumberland)'s two percentiles: 88th within Pennsylvania, only 53rd nationally — a gap of 35 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Edgewood (Northumberland) ranks 14,819 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,645 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 244 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Edgewood (Northumberland) and the insurance market
At the 53rd national percentile, Edgewood (Northumberland) 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 Edgewood (Northumberland)
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Edgewood (Northumberland) (90.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Edgewood (Northumberland)'s figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 614 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Edgewood (Northumberland). The exposure-zones guide covers what Edgewood (Northumberland)'s dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.