Alexander, NY
Alexander wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Alexander lands at the 7th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 247 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Alexander at the 6th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Alexander's buildings actually sit
69.2% of Alexander's 247 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 171 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 30.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Alexander ranks
Alexander's risk sits at a similar level relative to New York (12th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (7th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alexander ranks 29,415 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,241 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,133 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Alexander
At the 7th national percentile, Alexander rates low 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
With 69.2% of Alexander 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 247 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Alexander. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Alexander, see the exposure-zones guide.