Newry, PA
How exposed is Newry to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Newry at the 42nd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 159 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Newry at the 43rd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Newry (96.2% of 159 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 3.8% sit in the Direct zone.
Newry against the rest of the country
Newry's 66th-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, Newry ranks 18,446 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,499 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 685 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Newry
Newry's elevated rating (42nd 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
Newry's 96.2% 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 Newry's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 159 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Newry. The exposure-zones guide covers what Newry's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.