Poquott, NY
How exposed is Poquott to wildfire?
USFS scores Poquott at the 32nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 455 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Poquott at the 33rd percentile, close to its 32nd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 80.9% of Poquott's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 17.8% Indirect share and far above its 1.3% Minimal share — a profile where 368 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Poquott ranks
Compare Poquott's two percentiles: 68th within New York, only 32nd nationally — a gap of 36 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Poquott ranks 21,561 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,179 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 417 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Poquott and the insurance market
At the 32nd national percentile, Poquott rates moderate 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Poquott (80.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Poquott's 32nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Poquott, see the exposure-zones guide.