Morrisdale, PA
Morrisdale wildfire risk explained
Morrisdale's 471 buildings earn a 55th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Morrisdale at the 55th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Morrisdale's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 90.5% of Morrisdale's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 9.6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 426 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Morrisdale ranks
Compare Morrisdale's two percentiles: 91st within Pennsylvania, only 55th nationally — a gap of 36 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Morrisdale ranks 14,165 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,860 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 180 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Morrisdale
Morrisdale's elevated wildfire rating (55th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 90.5% of Morrisdale in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Morrisdale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 471 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Morrisdale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Morrisdale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.