Kiskimere, PA
How exposed is Kiskimere to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Kiskimere lands at the 32nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 93 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 Kiskimere at the 32nd percentile, close to its 32nd-percentile risk score.
Where Kiskimere's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 74.2% of Kiskimere's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 25.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 69 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Kiskimere ranks
There's little gap between Kiskimere's 32nd national percentile and its 42nd percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kiskimere ranks 21,536 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,376 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,154 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Kiskimere and the insurance market
Kiskimere's moderate rating (32nd 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 Kiskimere (74.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Kiskimere's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Kiskimere's 21,536-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kiskimere's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.