Espy, PA
How exposed is Espy to wildfire?
Espy sits at the 32nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 838 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Espy's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Where Espy's buildings actually sit
838 buildings are counted in Espy, and 68.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 31.2% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Espy ranks
Espy's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (43rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (32nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Espy ranks 21,315 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,277 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,128 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
At the 32nd national percentile, Espy rates moderate 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 Espy
Because 68.9% of Espy's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 838 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Espy. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Espy, see the exposure-zones guide.