Toughkenamon, PA
How exposed is Toughkenamon to wildfire?
Toughkenamon sits at the 16th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 638 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Toughkenamon at the 16th percentile, close to its 16th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Toughkenamon: 59.7% of its 638 buildings, versus 40.3% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Toughkenamon ranks
Toughkenamon scores 16th nationally and 16th 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, Toughkenamon ranks 26,452 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,370 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,670 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Toughkenamon
Toughkenamon's low wildfire rating (16th 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 Toughkenamon
With 59.7% of Toughkenamon in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Toughkenamon's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 638 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Toughkenamon. The exposure-zones guide covers what Toughkenamon's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.