New Washington, PA
How exposed is New Washington to wildfire?
New Washington sits at the 50th 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 65 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks New Washington at the 50th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
New Washington's building exposure, zone by zone
100% of New Washington's 65 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 65 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How New Washington compares
New Washington's 81st-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 50th 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, New Washington ranks 15,901 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,478 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 380 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
New Washington and the insurance market
New Washington's elevated rating (50th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of New Washington 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
New Washington's 50th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond New Washington, see the exposure-zones guide.