North Washington, PA
North Washington wildfire risk explained
North Washington's 152 buildings earn a 41st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (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 Washington at the 41st percentile, close to its 41st-percentile risk score.
North Washington's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 62.5% of North Washington's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 37.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 95 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
North Washington against the rest of the country
Compare North Washington's two percentiles: 64th within Pennsylvania, only 41st nationally — a gap of 24 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Washington ranks 18,732 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,824 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 712 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in North Washington
At the 41st national percentile, North Washington 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 North Washington
With 62.5% of North 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.
Where North Washington's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 152 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for North Washington. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Washington's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.