Red Lion, PA
Red Lion wildfire risk explained
Red Lion's 2,012 buildings earn a 8th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Red Lion's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 7th percentile nationally.
Where Red Lion's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 46% of Red Lion's 2,012 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 10.4% Direct and 43.5% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Red Lion against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Red Lion's 8th national percentile and its 5th percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Red Lion ranks 29,012 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,444 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,888 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Red Lion's low rating (8th 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 Red Lion
Red Lion's 46% 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 Red Lion's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,012 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Red Lion. The exposure-zones guide covers what Red Lion's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.