Belfast, NY
Belfast, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Belfast sits at the 10th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 572 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Belfast at the 10th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Belfast's buildings actually sit
572 buildings are counted in Belfast, and 70.8% 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 Belfast ranks
Belfast scores 10th nationally and 23rd within New York — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Belfast ranks 28,310 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,218 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 983 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 10th national percentile, Belfast rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Belfast
Belfast's 70.8% 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 Belfast's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 572 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Belfast. The exposure-zones guide covers what Belfast's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.