Nicktown, PA
How exposed is Nicktown to wildfire?
Nicktown sits at the 39th 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 162 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Nicktown at the 39th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Nicktown's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Nicktown's 162 counted buildings, 83.3% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Nicktown compares
Nicktown's 59th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 39th 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, Nicktown ranks 19,393 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,353 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 818 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Nicktown and the insurance market
At the 39th national percentile, Nicktown rates moderate 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 83.3% of Nicktown 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.
Where Nicktown's figures come from
Nicktown's 39th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Nicktown's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.