Lansdowne, PA
Lansdowne, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Lansdowne at the 16th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 2,764 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lansdowne's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 19th percentile nationally.
Lansdowne's building exposure, zone by zone
92.1% of Lansdowne's 2,764 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 7.9% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Lansdowne ranks
There's little gap between Lansdowne's 16th national percentile and its 16th percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lansdowne ranks 26,516 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,828 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,676 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Lansdowne and the insurance market
At the 16th national percentile, Lansdowne rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 92.1% of Lansdowne outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lansdowne's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,764 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lansdowne. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lansdowne's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.