Petrolia, PA
Petrolia, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Petrolia's 190 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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Petrolia's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
Where Petrolia's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Petrolia (71.1% of 190 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 29% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Petrolia ranks
Compare Petrolia's two percentiles: 65th 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, Petrolia ranks 18,636 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,258 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 704 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Petrolia and the insurance market
At the 41st national percentile, Petrolia 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 Petrolia
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Petrolia (71.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Petrolia's figures come from
Petrolia's 41st-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 Petrolia's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.