Glen Osborne, PA
Glen Osborne wildfire risk explained
Glen Osborne sits at the 30th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 283 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Glen Osborne at the 30th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Glen Osborne's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Glen Osborne (53.4% of 283 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 46.6% sit in the Direct zone.
How Glen Osborne compares
There's little gap between Glen Osborne's 30th national percentile and its 37th percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glen Osborne ranks 22,233 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,103 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,251 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, Glen Osborne 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 Glen Osborne
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Glen Osborne (53.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Glen Osborne's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Glen Osborne's 22,233-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Glen Osborne's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.