Versailles, PA
Versailles wildfire risk explained
Versailles sits at the 29th 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 778 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Versailles's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 30th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 98.8% of Versailles's 778 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 1.2% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Versailles against the rest of the country
Versailles scores 29th nationally and 37th 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, Versailles ranks 22,293 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,836 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,259 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Versailles
At the 29th national percentile, Versailles rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Versailles
Versailles's 98.8% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Versailles's 22,293-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Versailles, see the exposure-zones guide.