Dundee, NY
Dundee wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Dundee at the 13th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 801 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dundee's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 12th percentile nationally.
Dundee's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Dundee (53.3% of 801 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 46.7% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Dundee ranks
Dundee's 32nd-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 13th 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, Dundee ranks 27,330 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,620 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 876 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dundee
Dundee's low rating (13th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 53.3% of Dundee'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 Dundee's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 801 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dundee. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dundee's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.