Gouglersville, PA
How exposed is Gouglersville to wildfire?
Gouglersville's 402 buildings earn a 22nd-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Gouglersville at the 20th percentile, close to its 22nd-percentile risk score.
Gouglersville's building exposure, zone by zone
88.1% of Gouglersville's 402 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 354 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 11.9% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Gouglersville against the rest of the country
Gouglersville scores 22nd nationally and 25th within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gouglersville ranks 24,563 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,172 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,499 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 22nd national percentile, Gouglersville 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 Gouglersville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Gouglersville (88.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Gouglersville's figures come from
Gouglersville's 22nd-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 Gouglersville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.