Corning, NY
Corning wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Corning at the 30th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 4,351 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Corning's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 28th percentile nationally.
Where Corning's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Corning (88.1% of 4,351 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 12% sit in the Direct zone.
Corning against the rest of the country
Corning's 64th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 30th 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, Corning ranks 22,063 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,931 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 464 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Corning and the insurance market
Corning's moderate rating (30th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Corning
Corning's 88.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Corning's figures come from
Corning's 30th-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 Corning's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.