Nuangola, PA
Nuangola wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Nuangola at the 62nd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 458 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Nuangola at the 61st national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Nuangola's building exposure, zone by zone
84.5% of Nuangola's 458 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 387 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 11.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 4.4% are Minimal.
Where Nuangola ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Nuangola ranks higher (98th percentile) than it does nationally (62nd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Nuangola ranks 12,050 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,113 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 52 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Nuangola
At the 62nd percentile nationally, Nuangola carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Nuangola (84.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 458 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Nuangola. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Nuangola, see the exposure-zones guide.