North Great River, NY
North Great River wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, North Great River lands at the 55th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,530 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Great River's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 85.8% of North Great River's 1,530 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 14.3% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where North Great River ranks
Compare North Great River's two percentiles: 97th within New York, only 55th nationally — a gap of 43 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Great River ranks 14,250 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,039 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 35 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in North Great River
North Great River's elevated wildfire rating (55th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
North Great River's 85.8% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where North Great River's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind North Great River's 14,250-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Great River's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.