Salona, PA
Salona wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Salona at the 47th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 355 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Salona's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
Where Salona's buildings actually sit
Of Salona's 355 counted buildings, 74.9% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Salona compares
Salona's 76th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 47th 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, Salona ranks 16,655 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,200 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 474 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Salona
Salona's elevated rating (47th 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 Salona
With 74.9% of Salona 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.
Where Salona's figures come from
Salona's 47th-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 Salona's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.