Hazleton, IN
Hazleton, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Hazleton lands at the 23rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 207 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Hazleton at the 23rd percentile, close to its 23rd-percentile risk score.
Where Hazleton's buildings actually sit
65.7% of Hazleton's 207 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 136 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 32.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 1.9% are Minimal.
Where Hazleton ranks
Compare Hazleton's two percentiles: 88th within Indiana, only 23rd nationally — a gap of 65 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hazleton ranks 24,417 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,592 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 118 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hazleton
Hazleton's moderate rating (23rd 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 Direct exposure dominates in Hazleton (65.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Hazleton's figures come from
Hazleton's 23rd-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 Hazleton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.