Kenhorst, PA
How exposed is Kenhorst to wildfire?
Kenhorst sits at the 21st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,153 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Kenhorst at the 19th percentile, close to its 21st-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Kenhorst (74.1% of 1,153 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 6.6% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Kenhorst ranks
There's little gap between Kenhorst's 21st national percentile and its 22nd percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kenhorst ranks 25,069 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,936 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,549 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Kenhorst
At the 21st national percentile, Kenhorst rates moderate 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 Kenhorst
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Kenhorst (74.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Kenhorst's figures come from
Kenhorst's 21st-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 Kenhorst's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.