Moosic, PA
Moosic wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Moosic at the 47th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 2,924 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Moosic's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
46.5% of Moosic's 2,924 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 13.1% Direct and 40.5% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Moosic against the rest of the country
Within Pennsylvania, Moosic ranks higher (76th percentile) than it does nationally (47th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Moosic ranks 16,685 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,547 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 479 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Moosic and the insurance market
Moosic's elevated rating (47th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Moosic (46.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Moosic's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,924 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Moosic. The exposure-zones guide covers what Moosic's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.