Hatfield, PA
Hatfield, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hatfield sits at the 6th 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 977 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hatfield's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 6th percentile nationally.
Where Hatfield's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 82.1% of Hatfield's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 17.9% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Hatfield ranks
Hatfield's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (3rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (6th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hatfield ranks 29,705 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,093 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,932 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hatfield
At the 6th national percentile, Hatfield 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 Hatfield
Even with 82.1% of Hatfield outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 977 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hatfield. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Hatfield, see the exposure-zones guide.