Westfield, PA
How exposed is Westfield to wildfire?
Westfield sits at the 43rd 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 603 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 Westfield at the 43rd percentile, close to its 43rd-percentile risk score.
Where Westfield's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 53.2% of Westfield's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 46.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 321 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Westfield against the rest of the country
Compare Westfield's two percentiles: 68th within Pennsylvania, only 43rd nationally — a gap of 26 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Westfield ranks 18,135 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,806 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 639 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Westfield and the insurance market
At the 43rd national percentile, Westfield 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 53.2% of Westfield 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 Westfield's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Westfield's 18,135-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Westfield's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.