Loop, PA
Loop, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Loop sits at the 43rd 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 821 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Loop at the 43rd national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 50.3% of Loop's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 49.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 413 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Loop compares
Within Pennsylvania, Loop ranks higher (70th percentile) than it does nationally (43rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Loop ranks 17,878 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,440 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 610 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Loop
At the 43rd national percentile, Loop 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 50.3% of Loop 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 Loop's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Loop's 17,878-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Loop's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.