East Glenville, NY
East Glenville wildfire risk explained
East Glenville's 4,930 buildings earn a 18th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts East Glenville at the 17th percentile, close to its 18th-percentile risk score.
East Glenville's building exposure, zone by zone
68.8% of East Glenville's 4,930 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 3,393 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 29.2% are Minimal.
Where East Glenville ranks
Within New York, East Glenville ranks higher (41st percentile) than it does nationally (18th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, East Glenville ranks 25,912 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,468 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 764 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
East Glenville and the insurance market
East Glenville's low rating (18th 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 East Glenville
Because Direct exposure dominates in East Glenville (68.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where East Glenville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,930 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for East Glenville. The exposure-zones guide covers what East Glenville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.