Needmore, PA
Needmore, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Needmore at the 50th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 149 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Needmore at the 51st percentile, close to its 50th-percentile risk score.
Where Needmore's buildings actually sit
77.2% of Needmore's 149 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 115 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 22.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Needmore against the rest of the country
Within Pennsylvania, Needmore ranks higher (82nd percentile) than it does nationally (50th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Needmore ranks 15,769 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,925 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 368 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Needmore
At the 50th national percentile, Needmore rates elevated 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 Needmore
With 77.2% of Needmore in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 149 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Needmore. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Needmore, see the exposure-zones guide.