Emeigh, PA
Emeigh wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Emeigh at the 51st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 223 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Emeigh at the 51st percentile, close to its 51st-percentile risk score.
Emeigh's building exposure, zone by zone
100% of Emeigh's 223 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 223 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Emeigh ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Emeigh ranks higher (83rd percentile) than it does nationally (51st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Emeigh ranks 15,517 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,030 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 334 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Emeigh and the insurance market
Emeigh's elevated wildfire rating (51st 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Emeigh (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 223 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Emeigh. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Emeigh, see the exposure-zones guide.