West Waynesburg, PA
West Waynesburg wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, West Waynesburg lands at the 38th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 161 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, West Waynesburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 39th percentile nationally.
West Waynesburg's building exposure, zone by zone
161 buildings are counted in West Waynesburg, and 67.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 32.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
West Waynesburg against the rest of the country
West Waynesburg's 58th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 38th 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, West Waynesburg ranks 19,491 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,406 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 839 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
West Waynesburg and the insurance market
At the 38th national percentile, West Waynesburg rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in West Waynesburg (67.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
West Waynesburg's 38th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond West Waynesburg, see the exposure-zones guide.