Penn State Berks, PA
Penn State Berks wildfire risk explained
Penn State Berks's 39 buildings earn a 20th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Penn State Berks's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
Penn State Berks's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Penn State Berks: 51.3% of its 39 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 48.7% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Penn State Berks against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Penn State Berks's 20th national percentile and its 22nd percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Penn State Berks ranks 25,165 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,198 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,555 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Penn State Berks and the insurance market
Penn State Berks's moderate rating (20th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Penn State Berks
Because Direct exposure dominates in Penn State Berks (51.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Penn State Berks's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 39 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Penn State Berks. The exposure-zones guide covers what Penn State Berks's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.