Yarnell, PA
Yarnell, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Yarnell lands at the 70th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 49 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Yarnell at the 68th percentile, close to its 70th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
100% of Yarnell's 49 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 49 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Yarnell ranks
Yarnell's 100th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 70th 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, Yarnell ranks 9,588 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,967 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 6 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Yarnell
Yarnell's high rating (70th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Yarnell
Because Direct exposure dominates in Yarnell (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Yarnell's 70th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Yarnell, see the exposure-zones guide.