Midland (Washington), PA
Midland (Washington) wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Midland (Washington) at the 31st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 364 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Midland (Washington)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Midland (Washington) (60.7% of 364 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 39.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Midland (Washington) ranks
Midland (Washington) scores 31st nationally and 40th 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, Midland (Washington) ranks 21,788 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,990 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,191 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Midland (Washington)
Midland (Washington)'s moderate wildfire rating (31st 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 Midland (Washington)
Because 60.7% of Midland (Washington)'s buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Midland (Washington)'s figures come from
Midland (Washington)'s 31st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Midland (Washington)'s dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.