Bridgeville, NY
How exposed is Bridgeville to wildfire?
Bridgeville's 143 buildings earn a 37th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bridgeville at the 37th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
79.7% of Bridgeville's 143 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 114 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 20.3% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Bridgeville compares
Bridgeville's 79th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 37th 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, Bridgeville ranks 19,979 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,167 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 272 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Bridgeville and the insurance market
Bridgeville's moderate wildfire rating (37th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bridgeville (79.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bridgeville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 143 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bridgeville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bridgeville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.