Saltsburg, PA
Saltsburg, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Saltsburg at the 35th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 411 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Saltsburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 36th percentile nationally.
Where Saltsburg's buildings actually sit
98.8% of Saltsburg's 411 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 1.2% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Saltsburg compares
Saltsburg's 51st-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 35th 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, Saltsburg ranks 20,436 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,017 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 990 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
Saltsburg's moderate rating (35th 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 Saltsburg
Because 98.8% of Saltsburg'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 Saltsburg's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 411 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Saltsburg. The exposure-zones guide covers what Saltsburg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.