Sayre, PA
Sayre wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Sayre at the 21st national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 2,731 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sayre's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
53.2% of Sayre's 2,731 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 12.8% Direct and 34% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Sayre ranks
Sayre's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (23rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (21st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sayre ranks 24,781 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,881 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,526 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
Sayre's moderate rating (21st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 53.2% of Sayre'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 Sayre's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,731 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sayre. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sayre's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.