Republic, PA
Republic wildfire risk explained
Republic's 699 buildings earn a 32nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Republic's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
Republic's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Republic (82.6% of 699 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 17.5% sit in the Direct zone.
Republic against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Republic's 32nd national percentile and its 43rd percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Republic ranks 21,443 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,667 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,144 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
Republic's moderate rating (32nd 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 Republic
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Republic (82.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 699 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Republic. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Republic, see the exposure-zones guide.