Schuylkill Haven, PA
Schuylkill Haven wildfire risk explained
Schuylkill Haven sits at the 47th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,635 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Schuylkill Haven at the 47th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
1,635 buildings are counted in Schuylkill Haven, and 90.8% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 9.2% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Schuylkill Haven against the rest of the country
Schuylkill Haven's 75th-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, Schuylkill Haven ranks 16,809 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,632 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 493 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Schuylkill Haven
Schuylkill Haven's elevated wildfire rating (47th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Schuylkill Haven (90.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,635 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Schuylkill Haven. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Schuylkill Haven, see the exposure-zones guide.