Schoeneck, PA
How exposed is Schoeneck to wildfire?
Schoeneck's 657 buildings earn a 14th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Schoeneck at the 12th percentile, close to its 14th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Schoeneck: 75.7% of its 657 buildings, versus 22.1% Indirect and 2.3% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Schoeneck against the rest of the country
Schoeneck scores 14th nationally and 13th within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Schoeneck ranks 27,180 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,106 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,736 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Schoeneck
At the 14th national percentile, Schoeneck rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Schoeneck
With 75.7% of Schoeneck 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 657 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Schoeneck. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Schoeneck, see the exposure-zones guide.