Forksville, PA
How exposed is Forksville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Forksville lands at the 23rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 158 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Forksville at the 23rd national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Forksville's building exposure, zone by zone
88.6% of Forksville's 158 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 140 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 11.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Forksville compares
Forksville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (27th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (23rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Forksville ranks 24,189 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,546 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,467 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 23rd national percentile, Forksville 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
With 88.6% of Forksville in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Forksville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Forksville's 24,189-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Forksville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.