Paris, PA
How exposed is Paris to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Paris at the 40th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 457 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Paris's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Paris: 86.4% of its 457 buildings, versus 13.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Paris ranks
Compare Paris's two percentiles: 64th within Pennsylvania, only 40th nationally — a gap of 24 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Paris ranks 18,826 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,139 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 723 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 40th national percentile, Paris rates elevated 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 86.4% of Paris 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 Paris's figures come from
Paris's 40th-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 Paris's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.