Lattimer, PA
How exposed is Lattimer to wildfire?
Lattimer sits at the 52nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 273 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 Lattimer at the 51st percentile, close to its 52nd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
273 buildings are counted in Lattimer, and 78% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 22% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Lattimer compares
Lattimer's 86th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 52nd 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, Lattimer ranks 15,102 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,428 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 274 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 52nd national percentile, Lattimer rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Lattimer (78% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 273 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lattimer. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Lattimer, see the exposure-zones guide.