East Syracuse, NY
East Syracuse wildfire risk explained
East Syracuse's 1,526 buildings earn a 9th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, East Syracuse's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 8th percentile nationally.
Where East Syracuse's buildings actually sit
96.7% of East Syracuse's 1,526 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 3.3% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How East Syracuse compares
East Syracuse's risk sits at a similar level relative to New York (19th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (9th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, East Syracuse ranks 28,849 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,058 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,047 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 9th national percentile, East Syracuse rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 96.7% of East Syracuse outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where East Syracuse's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,526 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for East Syracuse. The exposure-zones guide covers what East Syracuse's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.