Slatington, PA
Slatington, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Slatington's 1,366 buildings earn a 46th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Slatington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
Slatington's building exposure, zone by zone
1,366 buildings are counted in Slatington, and 87% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 13% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Slatington ranks
Slatington's 74th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 46th 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, Slatington ranks 16,998 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,761 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 515 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Slatington
Slatington's elevated wildfire rating (46th 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.
Hardening a home in Slatington
Because 87% of Slatington'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 Slatington's figures come from
Slatington's 46th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Slatington's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.