Nanty-Glo, PA
How exposed is Nanty-Glo to wildfire?
Nanty-Glo sits at the 42nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,462 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Nanty-Glo's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
Nanty-Glo's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Nanty-Glo's buildings (65.5%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Nanty-Glo against the rest of the country
Nanty-Glo's 68th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 42nd 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, Nanty-Glo ranks 18,198 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,341 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 645 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 42nd national percentile, Nanty-Glo rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Nanty-Glo (65.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,462 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Nanty-Glo. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Nanty-Glo, see the exposure-zones guide.