Fairview (Erie), PA
How exposed is Fairview (Erie) to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Fairview (Erie) at the 30th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 1,233 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Fairview (Erie) at the 30th percentile, close to its 30th-percentile risk score.
Where Fairview (Erie)'s buildings actually sit
74% of Fairview (Erie)'s 1,233 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 26% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Fairview (Erie) ranks
Fairview (Erie) scores 30th nationally and 38th 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, Fairview (Erie) ranks 22,135 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,453 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,239 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Fairview (Erie) and the insurance market
At the 30th national percentile, Fairview (Erie) rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 74% of Fairview (Erie)'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.
Where Fairview (Erie)'s figures come from
Fairview (Erie)'s 30th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fairview (Erie)'s dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.