Lake Wynonah, PA
Lake Wynonah, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Lake Wynonah at the 42nd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,554 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lake Wynonah's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Lake Wynonah's 1,554 counted buildings, 90% carry Direct exposure and only 1.6% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Lake Wynonah against the rest of the country
Lake Wynonah's 66th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 42nd national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lake Wynonah ranks 18,388 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,941 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 681 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Lake Wynonah and the insurance market
At the 42nd national percentile, Lake Wynonah rates elevated 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 Lake Wynonah
With 90% of Lake Wynonah 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 Lake Wynonah's figures come from
Lake Wynonah's 42nd-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 Lake Wynonah's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.