Newport, NY
How exposed is Newport to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Newport at the 6th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 365 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Newport at the 6th percentile, close to its 6th-percentile risk score.
Newport's building exposure, zone by zone
59.5% of Newport's 365 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 217 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 40.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Newport ranks
There's little gap between Newport's 6th national percentile and its 8th percentile inside New York, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Newport ranks 29,767 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,966 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,196 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
Newport's low rating (6th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Newport (59.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Newport's figures come from
Newport's 6th-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 Newport's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.