Westover, PA
Westover wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Westover at the 47th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 261 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Westover at the 46th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Westover's buildings actually sit
66.3% of Westover's 261 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 173 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 33.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Westover compares
Westover's 75th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 47th 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, Westover ranks 16,876 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,809 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 503 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Westover and the insurance market
At the 47th national percentile, Westover rates elevated 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 Westover
Because Direct exposure dominates in Westover (66.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Westover's figures come from
Westover's 47th-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 Westover's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.