Great River, NY
Great River wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Great River at the 48th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 757 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Great River's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
Great River's building exposure, zone by zone
46.2% of Great River's 757 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 350 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 10.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 42.9% are Minimal.
Where Great River ranks
Great River's 93rd-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 48th 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, Great River ranks 16,299 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,044 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 99 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Great River
Great River's elevated rating (48th 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 Great River
With 46.2% of Great River 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 757 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Great River. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Great River, see the exposure-zones guide.