Freedom, PA
Freedom, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Freedom at the 29th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 733 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Freedom's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 30th percentile nationally.
Where Freedom's buildings actually sit
Most of Freedom's buildings (98.8%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Freedom ranks
There's little gap between Freedom's 29th national percentile and its 36th percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Freedom ranks 22,355 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,299 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,264 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 29th national percentile, Freedom 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 Freedom
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Freedom (98.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Freedom's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 733 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Freedom. The exposure-zones guide covers what Freedom's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.