Sunrise Lake, PA
How exposed is Sunrise Lake to wildfire?
USFS scores Sunrise Lake at the 59th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 656 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sunrise Lake's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
Where Sunrise Lake's buildings actually sit
98.3% of Sunrise Lake's 656 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 645 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 1.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0.5% are Minimal.
How Sunrise Lake compares
Compare Sunrise Lake's two percentiles: 96th within Pennsylvania, only 59th nationally — a gap of 36 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sunrise Lake ranks 12,867 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,119 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 90 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sunrise Lake
At the 59th national percentile, Sunrise Lake 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 Sunrise Lake
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sunrise Lake (98.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 656 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sunrise Lake. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Sunrise Lake, see the exposure-zones guide.