Richlandtown, PA
How exposed is Richlandtown to wildfire?
Richlandtown's 381 buildings earn a 19th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Richlandtown at the 18th percentile, close to its 19th-percentile risk score.
Where Richlandtown's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Richlandtown (75.9% of 381 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 24.2% sit in the Direct zone.
Richlandtown against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Richlandtown's 19th national percentile and its 20th percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Richlandtown ranks 25,669 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,631 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,599 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Richlandtown
At the 19th national percentile, Richlandtown rates low 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Richlandtown (75.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Richlandtown's figures come from
Richlandtown's 19th-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 Richlandtown's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.