Speers, PA
Speers, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Speers sits at the 33rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 718 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Speers's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
Where Speers's buildings actually sit
Most of Speers's buildings (87.2%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Speers ranks
Speers scores 33rd nationally and 43rd 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, Speers ranks 21,286 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,486 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,125 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Speers and the insurance market
At the 33rd national percentile, Speers rates moderate 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 Speers
Because 87.2% of Speers'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 Speers's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 718 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Speers. The exposure-zones guide covers what Speers's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.