Jefferson Hills, PA
Jefferson Hills wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Jefferson Hills lands at the 30th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 5,477 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Jefferson Hills at the 31st national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Jefferson Hills's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 53.5% of Jefferson Hills's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 42.1% Indirect share and far above its 4.4% Minimal share — a profile where 2,930 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most. At 5,477 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Jefferson Hills against the rest of the country
Jefferson Hills scores 30th nationally and 39th 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, Jefferson Hills ranks 22,009 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,149 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,220 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Jefferson Hills and the insurance market
Jefferson Hills's moderate rating (30th 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
With 53.5% of Jefferson Hills in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Jefferson Hills's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 5,477 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Jefferson Hills. The exposure-zones guide covers what Jefferson Hills's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.