Fenelton, PA
Fenelton, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Fenelton at the 38th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 67 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fenelton at the 38th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Fenelton's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Fenelton: 100% of its 67 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Fenelton against the rest of the country
Fenelton's 57th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 38th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fenelton ranks 19,615 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,396 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 863 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fenelton
Fenelton's moderate wildfire rating (38th 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 Fenelton (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Fenelton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 67 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Fenelton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fenelton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.