Fredericksburg (Crawford), PA
Fredericksburg (Crawford) wildfire risk explained
Fredericksburg (Crawford)'s 442 buildings earn a 30th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fredericksburg (Crawford) at the 31st national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 59.5% of Fredericksburg (Crawford)'s buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 40.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 263 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Fredericksburg (Crawford) against the rest of the country
Fredericksburg (Crawford)'s risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (38th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (30th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fredericksburg (Crawford) ranks 22,136 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,424 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,240 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 30th national percentile, Fredericksburg (Crawford) 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 Fredericksburg (Crawford)
Because Direct exposure dominates in Fredericksburg (Crawford) (59.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Fredericksburg (Crawford)'s figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fredericksburg (Crawford)'s 22,136-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fredericksburg (Crawford)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.