West Wilmerding, PA
How exposed is West Wilmerding to wildfire?
West Wilmerding sits at the 25th 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 439 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks West Wilmerding at the 25th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where West Wilmerding's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 74.3% of West Wilmerding's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 25.7% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
West Wilmerding against the rest of the country
West Wilmerding scores 25th nationally and 29th 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, West Wilmerding ranks 23,712 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,490 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,421 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
West Wilmerding and the insurance market
At the 25th national percentile, West Wilmerding rates moderate 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 74.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, West Wilmerding gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where West Wilmerding's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind West Wilmerding's 23,712-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what West Wilmerding's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.