Gallitzin, PA
Gallitzin wildfire risk explained
Gallitzin sits at the 40th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 817 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gallitzin's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 40th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
88.1% of Gallitzin's 817 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 11.9% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Gallitzin ranks
Compare Gallitzin's two percentiles: 63rd within Pennsylvania, only 40th nationally — a gap of 23 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gallitzin ranks 18,886 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,488 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 736 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
Gallitzin's elevated rating (40th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 88.1% of Gallitzin'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 Gallitzin's figures come from
Gallitzin's 40th-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 Gallitzin's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.