Yatesboro, PA
How exposed is Yatesboro to wildfire?
Yatesboro sits at the 40th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 112 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Yatesboro's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Yatesboro (92% of 112 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 8% sit in the Direct zone.
Yatesboro against the rest of the country
Yatesboro's 62nd-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 40th 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, Yatesboro ranks 18,955 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,564 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 753 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 40th national percentile, Yatesboro rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Yatesboro's 92% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Yatesboro's figures come from
Yatesboro's 40th-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 Yatesboro's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.