Rebersburg, PA
Rebersburg wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Rebersburg at the 59th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 406 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Rebersburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
Where Rebersburg's buildings actually sit
Most of Rebersburg's buildings (69.2%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How Rebersburg compares
Rebersburg's 96th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 59th 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, Rebersburg ranks 12,903 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,106 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 94 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Rebersburg and the insurance market
At the 59th national percentile, Rebersburg rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Rebersburg's 69.2% 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 Rebersburg's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 406 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rebersburg. The exposure-zones guide covers what Rebersburg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.