Ulysses, PA
How exposed is Ulysses to wildfire?
Ulysses sits at the 34th 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 408 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ulysses's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 35th percentile nationally.
Where Ulysses's buildings actually sit
Of Ulysses's 408 counted buildings, 84.1% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Ulysses compares
There's little gap between Ulysses's 34th national percentile and its 48th percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ulysses ranks 20,717 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,070 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,035 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ulysses
Ulysses's moderate wildfire rating (34th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 84.1% of Ulysses 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 Ulysses's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Ulysses's 20,717-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ulysses's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.