Pine Glen, PA
How exposed is Pine Glen to wildfire?
Pine Glen's 97 buildings earn a 57th-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.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Pine Glen at the 57th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 68% of Pine Glen's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 32% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 66 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Pine Glen ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Pine Glen ranks higher (94th percentile) than it does nationally (57th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pine Glen ranks 13,473 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,200 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 123 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pine Glen
Pine Glen's elevated wildfire rating (57th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Pine Glen
Pine Glen's 68% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Pine Glen's figures come from
Pine Glen's 57th-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 Pine Glen's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.