Hallstead, PA
Hallstead, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hallstead sits at the 18th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 563 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hallstead's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
67.9% of Hallstead's 563 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 32.2% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Hallstead compares
There's little gap between Hallstead's 18th national percentile and its 19th percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hallstead ranks 25,823 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,365 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,610 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Hallstead and the insurance market
At the 18th national percentile, Hallstead rates low 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 Hallstead
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Hallstead (67.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Hallstead's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hallstead's 25,823-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hallstead's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.