Rockwood, PA
Rockwood wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Rockwood at the 53rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 463 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Rockwood at the 53rd national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Rockwood's building exposure, zone by zone
463 buildings are counted in Rockwood, and 78.4% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 21.6% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Rockwood ranks
Rockwood's 87th-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, Rockwood ranks 14,951 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,017 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 262 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
At the 53rd national percentile, Rockwood rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Rockwood
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Rockwood (78.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Rockwood's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 463 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rockwood. The exposure-zones guide covers what Rockwood's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.