Patterson Heights, PA
Patterson Heights, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Patterson Heights lands at the 34th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 339 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Patterson Heights's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 82.9% of Patterson Heights's 339 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 17.1% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Patterson Heights against the rest of the country
Patterson Heights scores 34th nationally and 46th within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Patterson Heights ranks 20,936 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,605 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,069 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 34th national percentile, Patterson Heights 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 Patterson Heights
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Patterson Heights (82.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Patterson Heights's 34th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Patterson Heights, see the exposure-zones guide.