Womelsdorf, PA
How exposed is Womelsdorf to wildfire?
Womelsdorf's 899 buildings earn a 18th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Womelsdorf at the 17th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Womelsdorf (77.1% of 899 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 17.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Womelsdorf against the rest of the country
Womelsdorf scores 18th nationally and 19th 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, Womelsdorf ranks 25,824 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,732 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,611 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Womelsdorf
Womelsdorf's low wildfire rating (18th 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.
Hardening a home in Womelsdorf
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Womelsdorf (77.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Womelsdorf's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Womelsdorf's 25,824-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Womelsdorf's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.