Muir, PA
Muir, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Muir at the 59th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 281 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Muir's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
70.5% of Muir's 281 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 29.5% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Muir compares
Muir's 95th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 59th 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, Muir ranks 12,930 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,163 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 98 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Muir
Muir's elevated wildfire rating (59th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Muir's 70.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Muir's figures come from
Muir's 59th-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 Muir's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.