Runville, PA
How exposed is Runville to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Runville at the 63rd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 250 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Runville at the 62nd percentile, close to its 63rd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 100% of Runville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 250 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Runville against the rest of the country
Within Pennsylvania, Runville ranks higher (99th percentile) than it does nationally (63rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Runville ranks 11,577 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,154 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 30 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Runville and the insurance market
Runville's high rating (63rd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Runville in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 250 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Runville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Runville, see the exposure-zones guide.