North Massapequa, NY
North Massapequa wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts North Massapequa at the 24th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 6,188 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Massapequa's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
Where North Massapequa's buildings actually sit
Most of North Massapequa's buildings (99.3% of 6,188) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure. At 6,188 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
North Massapequa against the rest of the country
Within New York, North Massapequa ranks higher (50th percentile) than it does nationally (24th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Massapequa ranks 24,027 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,804 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 641 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 Massapequa
At the 24th national percentile, North Massapequa 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
Even with 99.3% of North Massapequa outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where North Massapequa's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind North Massapequa's 24,027-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Massapequa's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.