North Blenheim, NY
How exposed is North Blenheim to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts North Blenheim at the 17th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 75 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Blenheim's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
North Blenheim's building exposure, zone by zone
Of North Blenheim's 75 counted buildings, 58.7% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where North Blenheim ranks
Compare North Blenheim's two percentiles: 39th within New York, only 17th nationally — a gap of 22 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Blenheim ranks 26,225 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,098 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 784 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 17th national percentile, North Blenheim rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in North Blenheim
With 58.7% of North Blenheim 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.
Where North Blenheim's figures come from
North Blenheim's 17th-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 North Blenheim's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.