Rupert, PA
How exposed is Rupert to wildfire?
Rupert's 143 buildings earn a 38th-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, Rupert's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 39th percentile nationally.
Where Rupert's buildings actually sit
143 buildings are counted in Rupert, and 61.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 38.5% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Rupert ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Rupert ranks higher (58th percentile) than it does nationally (38th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rupert ranks 19,460 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,179 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 834 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Rupert
At the 38th national percentile, Rupert rates moderate 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
Because 61.5% of Rupert's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Rupert's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 143 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rupert. The exposure-zones guide covers what Rupert's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.