Tuscarora, PA
Tuscarora, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Tuscarora sits at the 70th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 198 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Tuscarora's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 68th percentile nationally.
Where Tuscarora's buildings actually sit
198 buildings are counted in Tuscarora, and 65.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 34.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Tuscarora compares
Within Pennsylvania, Tuscarora ranks higher (100th percentile) than it does nationally (70th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tuscarora ranks 9,528 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,940 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 4 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Tuscarora
Tuscarora's high rating (70th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Tuscarora (65.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Tuscarora's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 198 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Tuscarora. The exposure-zones guide covers what Tuscarora's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.