Mount Bethel, PA
Mount Bethel, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Mount Bethel at the 35th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 443 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mount Bethel's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 35th percentile nationally.
Where Mount Bethel's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Mount Bethel: 100% of its 443 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Mount Bethel compares
Mount Bethel scores 35th nationally and 49th 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, Mount Bethel ranks 20,626 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,405 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,024 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Mount Bethel and the insurance market
At the 35th national percentile, Mount Bethel rates moderate 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 Mount Bethel
Because Direct exposure dominates in Mount Bethel (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Mount Bethel's figures come from
Mount Bethel's 35th-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 Mount Bethel's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.