McKee, PA
McKee wildfire risk explained
USFS scores McKee at the 46th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 197 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts McKee at the 46th percentile, close to its 46th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
197 buildings are counted in McKee, and 72.6% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 27.4% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where McKee ranks
McKee's 75th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 46th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McKee ranks 16,938 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,973 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 509 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in McKee
McKee's elevated wildfire rating (46th 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.
Hardening a home in McKee
McKee's 72.6% 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
McKee's 46th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond McKee, see the exposure-zones guide.