Woodward, PA
Woodward, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Woodward at the 60th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 149 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Woodward's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
Woodward's building exposure, zone by zone
149 buildings are counted in Woodward, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Woodward ranks
Woodward's 96th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 60th 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, Woodward ranks 12,711 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,926 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 83 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 60th national percentile, Woodward rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Woodward's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Woodward's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Woodward's 12,711-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Woodward's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.