Wind Ridge, PA
How exposed is Wind Ridge to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wind Ridge lands at the 43rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 222 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wind Ridge at the 44th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Wind Ridge: 100% of its 222 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Wind Ridge against the rest of the country
Compare Wind Ridge's two percentiles: 69th 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, Wind Ridge ranks 17,943 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,063 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 616 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wind Ridge
Wind Ridge's elevated wildfire rating (43rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Wind Ridge 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 Wind Ridge's figures come from
Wind Ridge's 43rd-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 Wind Ridge's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.