Manchester, PA
How exposed is Manchester to wildfire?
Manchester sits at the 8th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 973 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Manchester's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 8th percentile nationally.
Where Manchester's buildings actually sit
Most of Manchester's buildings (83.9%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Manchester ranks
Manchester scores 8th nationally and 5th 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, Manchester ranks 28,980 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,125 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,883 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
At the 8th national percentile, Manchester rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Manchester
Manchester's 83.9% 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 973 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Manchester. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Manchester, see the exposure-zones guide.