Landingville, PA
How exposed is Landingville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Landingville lands at the 41st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 106 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Landingville at the 41st national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Landingville's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Landingville's 106 counted buildings, 65.1% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Landingville against the rest of the country
Within Pennsylvania, Landingville ranks higher (65th percentile) than it does nationally (41st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Landingville ranks 18,606 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,785 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 703 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 41st national percentile, Landingville 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 Landingville
With 65.1% of Landingville 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 Landingville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 106 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Landingville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Landingville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.