Greene, RI
Greene wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Greene lands at the 30th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 515 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Greene at the 25th national percentile — 5 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Greene's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of Greene's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 515 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Greene against the rest of the country
Compare Greene's two percentiles: 77th within Rhode Island, only 30th nationally — a gap of 47 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Greene ranks 22,079 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,109 by building count (1 is largest). Within Rhode Island alone, it ranks 9 of 36 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Rhode Island on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Greene
Greene's moderate wildfire rating (30th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Greene (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Greene's 30th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Greene, see the exposure-zones guide.