Susquehanna Depot, PA
Susquehanna Depot wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Susquehanna Depot lands at the 22nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 692 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Susquehanna Depot at the 21st national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Susquehanna Depot (67.6% of 692 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 32.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Susquehanna Depot against the rest of the country
Susquehanna Depot's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (24th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (22nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Susquehanna Depot ranks 24,629 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,751 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,508 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Susquehanna Depot
Susquehanna Depot's moderate rating (22nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Susquehanna Depot's 67.6% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Susquehanna Depot's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 692 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Susquehanna Depot. The exposure-zones guide covers what Susquehanna Depot's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.