Meyersdale, PA
Meyersdale, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Meyersdale at the 48th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,143 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 Meyersdale at the 48th percentile, close to its 48th-percentile risk score.
Meyersdale's building exposure, zone by zone
87.9% of Meyersdale's 1,143 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 12.1% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Meyersdale against the rest of the country
Meyersdale's 78th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 48th 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, Meyersdale ranks 16,370 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,003 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 441 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Meyersdale and the insurance market
Meyersdale's elevated rating (48th 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 Meyersdale
Meyersdale's 87.9% 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
Meyersdale's 48th-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 Meyersdale, see the exposure-zones guide.