Spring Church, PA
Spring Church, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Spring Church sits at the 39th 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 433 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Spring Church at the 40th national percentile — 1 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
Direct exposure dominates in Spring Church: 93.5% of its 433 buildings, versus 6.5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Spring Church against the rest of the country
Spring Church's 61st-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 39th 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, Spring Church ranks 19,176 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,593 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 783 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Spring Church and the insurance market
At the 39th national percentile, Spring Church rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Spring Church (93.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Spring Church's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 433 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Spring Church. The exposure-zones guide covers what Spring Church's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.