Karthaus, PA
How exposed is Karthaus to wildfire?
Karthaus's 212 buildings earn a 56th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Karthaus at the 56th percentile, close to its 56th-percentile risk score.
Where Karthaus's buildings actually sit
212 buildings are counted in Karthaus, and 56.6% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 43.4% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Karthaus compares
Within Pennsylvania, Karthaus ranks higher (93rd percentile) than it does nationally (56th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Karthaus ranks 13,745 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,412 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 149 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Karthaus and the insurance market
Karthaus's elevated rating (56th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Karthaus
Karthaus's 56.6% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Karthaus's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 212 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Karthaus. The exposure-zones guide covers what Karthaus's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.