North Collins, NY
North Collins, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, North Collins lands at the 28th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 620 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Collins's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 28th percentile nationally.
Where North Collins's buildings actually sit
58.6% of North Collins's 620 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 363 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 41.5% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
North Collins against the rest of the country
Compare North Collins's two percentiles: 57th within New York, only 28th nationally — a gap of 30 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Collins ranks 22,855 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,560 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 550 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
North Collins and the insurance market
At the 28th national percentile, North Collins rates moderate 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 58.6% of North Collins 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 Collins's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind North Collins's 22,855-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Collins's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.