Laurel Run, PA
Laurel Run wildfire risk explained
Laurel Run's 339 buildings earn a 56th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Laurel Run at the 54th percentile, close to its 56th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 95.9% of Laurel Run's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 4.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 325 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Laurel Run against the rest of the country
Within Pennsylvania, Laurel Run ranks higher (92nd percentile) than it does nationally (56th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Laurel Run ranks 13,779 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,603 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 152 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
Laurel Run's elevated wildfire rating (56th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With 95.9% of Laurel Run 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 Laurel Run's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Laurel Run's 13,779-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Laurel Run's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.