Van Voorhis, PA
How exposed is Van Voorhis to wildfire?
Van Voorhis sits at the 36th 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 135 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 Van Voorhis at the 39th percentile, close to its 36th-percentile risk score.
Where Van Voorhis's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 52.6% of Van Voorhis's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 47.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 71 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Van Voorhis against the rest of the country
Within Pennsylvania, Van Voorhis ranks higher (53rd percentile) than it does nationally (36th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Van Voorhis ranks 20,123 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,516 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 945 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Van Voorhis
Van Voorhis's moderate rating (36th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Van Voorhis
With 52.6% of Van Voorhis 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 Van Voorhis's figures come from
Van Voorhis's 36th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Van Voorhis's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.