Seltzer, PA
Seltzer, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Seltzer sits at the 42nd 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 142 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Seltzer's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
Seltzer's building exposure, zone by zone
142 buildings are counted in Seltzer, and 90.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 9.2% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Seltzer compares
Within Pennsylvania, Seltzer ranks higher (67th percentile) than it does nationally (42nd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Seltzer ranks 18,291 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,223 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 660 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
At the 42nd national percentile, Seltzer rates elevated 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 Seltzer
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Seltzer (90.9% 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
Seltzer's 42nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Seltzer, see the exposure-zones guide.