Newfane, NY
Newfane, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Newfane at the 2nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 1,870 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Newfane at the 3rd national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
1,870 buildings are counted in Newfane, and 56.1% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 43.9% rated Minimal.
Newfane against the rest of the country
Newfane scores 2nd nationally and 1st within New York — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Newfane ranks 30,771 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,848 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,280 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 2nd national percentile, Newfane 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Newfane (56.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Newfane's figures come from
Newfane's 2nd-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 Newfane's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.