Golden's Bridge, NY
How exposed is Golden's Bridge to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Golden's Bridge lands at the 41st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 572 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Golden's Bridge at the 39th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
84.8% of Golden's Bridge's 572 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 485 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 15.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Golden's Bridge compares
Golden's Bridge's 85th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 41st 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, Golden's Bridge ranks 18,723 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,220 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 191 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Golden's Bridge and the insurance market
At the 41st national percentile, Golden's Bridge rates elevated 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 Golden's Bridge
With 84.8% of Golden's Bridge in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Golden's Bridge's figures come from
Golden's Bridge's 41st-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 Golden's Bridge's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.