Plymouth, PA
Plymouth, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Plymouth sits at the 53rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,538 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Plymouth's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
96.9% of Plymouth's 2,538 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 3.1% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Plymouth ranks
Plymouth's 88th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 53rd national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Plymouth ranks 14,822 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,230 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 247 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Plymouth and the insurance market
Plymouth's elevated wildfire rating (53rd 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Plymouth's 96.9% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Plymouth's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Plymouth's 14,822-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Plymouth's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.