Ossipee, NC
How exposed is Ossipee to wildfire?
USFS scores Ossipee at the 56th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 336 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ossipee's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
Where Ossipee's buildings actually sit
Of Ossipee's 336 counted buildings, 62.8% 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 Ossipee ranks
There's little gap between Ossipee's 56th national percentile and its 53rd percentile inside North Carolina, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ossipee ranks 14,004 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,680 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 361 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Ossipee and the insurance market
At the 56th national percentile, Ossipee rates elevated 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 62.8% of Ossipee 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 Ossipee's figures come from
Ossipee's 56th-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 Ossipee's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.