Heidlersburg, PA
Heidlersburg, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Heidlersburg lands at the 13th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 285 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Heidlersburg at the 13th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Heidlersburg's buildings actually sit
Most of Heidlersburg's buildings (54.7%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Heidlersburg ranks
Heidlersburg's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (12th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (13th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Heidlersburg ranks 27,339 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,043 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,749 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
Heidlersburg's low wildfire rating (13th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Heidlersburg (54.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Heidlersburg's figures come from
Heidlersburg's 13th-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 Heidlersburg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.