North Warren, PA
North Warren wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts North Warren at the 24th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 1,289 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts North Warren at the 25th percentile, close to its 24th-percentile risk score.
North Warren's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in North Warren: 62.5% of its 1,289 buildings, versus 37.5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
North Warren against the rest of the country
North Warren's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (28th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (24th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Warren ranks 23,995 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,135 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,445 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
North Warren and the insurance market
At the 24th national percentile, North Warren 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 North Warren
Because Direct exposure dominates in North Warren (62.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where North Warren's figures come from
North Warren's 24th-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 North Warren's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.