Mount Jewett, PA
Mount Jewett wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Mount Jewett at the 13th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 679 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mount Jewett's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 13th percentile nationally.
Mount Jewett's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 71.7% of Mount Jewett's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 28.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 487 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Mount Jewett against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Mount Jewett's 13th national percentile and its 12th percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mount Jewett ranks 27,434 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,879 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,756 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Mount Jewett and the insurance market
At the 13th national percentile, Mount Jewett rates low 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 Jewett
Because Direct exposure dominates in Mount Jewett (71.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Mount Jewett's figures come from
Mount Jewett's 13th-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 Jewett's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.