Ursina, PA
Ursina, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ursina sits at the 50th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 201 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ursina's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Ursina: 94.5% of its 201 buildings, versus 5.5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Ursina compares
Ursina's 81st-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 50th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ursina ranks 15,862 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,813 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 375 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Ursina and the insurance market
At the 50th national percentile, Ursina rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 94.5% of Ursina 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 201 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ursina. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Ursina, see the exposure-zones guide.