Long Branch, PA
Long Branch wildfire risk explained
Long Branch sits at the 34th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 392 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 Long Branch at the 35th percentile, close to its 34th-percentile risk score.
Where Long Branch's buildings actually sit
100% of Long Branch's 392 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 392 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Long Branch ranks
Long Branch scores 34th nationally and 47th 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, Long Branch ranks 20,872 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,378 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,061 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
Long Branch's moderate rating (34th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Long Branch
Because Direct exposure dominates in Long Branch (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 392 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Long Branch. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Long Branch, see the exposure-zones guide.