Morris Run, PA
Morris Run wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Morris Run at the 47th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 205 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Morris Run at the 47th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Morris Run's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Morris Run's 205 counted buildings, 65.4% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Morris Run against the rest of the country
Morris Run's 77th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 47th 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, Morris Run ranks 16,621 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,673 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 469 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 47th national percentile, Morris 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 Morris Run
Morris Run's 65.4% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 205 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Morris Run. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Morris Run, see the exposure-zones guide.