Briarcliff Manor, NY
Briarcliff Manor, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Briarcliff Manor at the 39th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 2,493 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Briarcliff Manor's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 37th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 61.1% of Briarcliff Manor's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 33.8% Indirect share and far above its 5.2% Minimal share — a profile where 1,522 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Briarcliff Manor against the rest of the country
Within New York, Briarcliff Manor ranks higher (84th percentile) than it does nationally (39th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Briarcliff Manor ranks 19,103 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,308 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 212 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Briarcliff Manor
At the 39th national percentile, Briarcliff Manor 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
With 61.1% of Briarcliff Manor 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.
Where Briarcliff Manor's figures come from
Briarcliff Manor's 39th-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 Briarcliff Manor's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.