Hewlett Bay Park, NY
Hewlett Bay Park wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Hewlett Bay Park at the 49th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 214 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hewlett Bay Park's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
Hewlett Bay Park's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Hewlett Bay Park's buildings (84.1% of 214) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where Hewlett Bay Park ranks
Hewlett Bay Park's 93rd-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 49th 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, Hewlett Bay Park ranks 16,109 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,340 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 92 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hewlett Bay Park
At the 49th national percentile, Hewlett Bay Park rates elevated 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
With 84.1% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Hewlett Bay Park gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 214 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hewlett Bay Park. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Hewlett Bay Park, see the exposure-zones guide.