Dansville, NY
Dansville wildfire risk explained
Dansville sits at the 19th 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 2,166 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Dansville at the 18th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Dansville's buildings actually sit
2,166 buildings are counted in Dansville, and 74.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 25.5% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Dansville compares
Dansville's 44th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 19th 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, Dansville ranks 25,504 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,028 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 728 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dansville
At the 19th national percentile, Dansville 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 Dansville
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Dansville (74.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Dansville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Dansville's 25,504-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dansville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.