Liberty (Allegheny), PA
Liberty (Allegheny), PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Liberty (Allegheny) at the 28th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 1,356 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Liberty (Allegheny)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 28th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
88.7% of Liberty (Allegheny)'s 1,356 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 11.3% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Liberty (Allegheny) ranks
Liberty (Allegheny)'s risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (34th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (28th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Liberty (Allegheny) ranks 22,769 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,807 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,317 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
Liberty (Allegheny)'s moderate rating (28th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 88.7% of Liberty (Allegheny)'s buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Liberty (Allegheny)'s figures come from
Liberty (Allegheny)'s 28th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Liberty (Allegheny)'s dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.