Leith-Hatfield, PA
Leith-Hatfield wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Leith-Hatfield at the 29th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 1,286 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Leith-Hatfield's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 30th percentile nationally.
Leith-Hatfield's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Leith-Hatfield (40.1% of 1,286 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 27.8% sit in the Direct zone.
Leith-Hatfield against the rest of the country
Leith-Hatfield scores 29th nationally and 36th within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Leith-Hatfield ranks 22,389 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,158 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,271 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Leith-Hatfield and the insurance market
At the 29th national percentile, Leith-Hatfield rates moderate 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
Leith-Hatfield's 40.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,286 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Leith-Hatfield. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Leith-Hatfield, see the exposure-zones guide.