Mainesburg, PA
Mainesburg wildfire risk explained
Mainesburg's 113 buildings earn a 50th-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 Mainesburg at the 52nd percentile, close to its 50th-percentile risk score.
Mainesburg's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 93.8% of Mainesburg's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 6.2% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 106 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Mainesburg compares
Within Pennsylvania, Mainesburg ranks higher (82nd percentile) than it does nationally (50th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mainesburg ranks 15,644 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,518 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 350 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mainesburg
Mainesburg's elevated wildfire rating (50th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Mainesburg (93.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Mainesburg's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Mainesburg's 15,644-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mainesburg's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.