Moose Run, PA
How exposed is Moose Run to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Moose Run at the 57th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 135 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Moose Run's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
Moose Run's building exposure, zone by zone
94.1% of Moose Run's 135 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 127 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 5.9% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Moose Run compares
Within Pennsylvania, Moose Run ranks higher (94th percentile) than it does nationally (57th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Moose Run ranks 13,504 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,515 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 127 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 57th national percentile, Moose Run rates elevated 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 Moose Run
Moose Run's 94.1% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Moose Run's figures come from
Moose Run's 57th-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 Moose Run's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.