Plattsburgh West, NY
Plattsburgh West, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Plattsburgh West at the 11th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 863 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Plattsburgh West at the 11th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
52.6% of Plattsburgh West's 863 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 15.5% Direct and 31.9% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Plattsburgh West ranks
Within New York, Plattsburgh West ranks higher (26th percentile) than it does nationally (11th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Plattsburgh West ranks 28,058 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,050 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 950 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Plattsburgh West
At the 11th national percentile, Plattsburgh West rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Plattsburgh West (52.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Plattsburgh West's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Plattsburgh West's 28,058-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Plattsburgh West's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.