Natrona, PA
Natrona, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Natrona sits at the 25th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 765 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Natrona's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
Where Natrona's buildings actually sit
Most of Natrona's buildings (99.4%) 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.
How Natrona compares
Natrona's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (29th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (25th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Natrona ranks 23,620 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,966 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,408 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 25th national percentile, Natrona 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 Natrona
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Natrona (99.4% 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 765 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Natrona. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Natrona, see the exposure-zones guide.