Port Washington North, NY
How exposed is Port Washington North to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Port Washington North lands at the 31st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 845 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Port Washington North's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 31st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
845 buildings are counted in Port Washington North, and 95.3% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 4.7% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Port Washington North against the rest of the country
Within New York, Port Washington North ranks higher (67th percentile) than it does nationally (31st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Port Washington North ranks 21,713 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,204 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 432 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Port Washington North and the insurance market
Port Washington North's moderate wildfire rating (31st 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Port Washington North's 95.3% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 845 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Port Washington North. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Port Washington North, see the exposure-zones guide.