Oriskany, NY
Oriskany, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Oriskany sits at the 6th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 593 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Oriskany's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 6th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Oriskany (56.7% of 593 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 43.3% sit in the Direct zone.
How Oriskany compares
Oriskany scores 6th nationally and 10th within New York — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Oriskany ranks 29,573 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,930 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,160 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Oriskany and the insurance market
Oriskany's low wildfire rating (6th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 56.7% of Oriskany's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Oriskany's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 593 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Oriskany. The exposure-zones guide covers what Oriskany's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.