Clyde, NY
Clyde wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Clyde lands at the 7th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 1,009 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Clyde's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 7th percentile nationally.
Clyde's building exposure, zone by zone
51.1% of Clyde's 1,009 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 48.9% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Clyde ranks
There's little gap between Clyde's 7th national percentile and its 12th percentile inside New York, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clyde ranks 29,416 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,871 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,134 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Clyde and the insurance market
Clyde's low wildfire rating (7th 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 51.1% of Clyde's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Clyde's figures come from
Clyde's 7th-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 Clyde's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.