Remsen, NY
Remsen wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Remsen lands at the 5th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 262 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Remsen at the 6th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Remsen's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Remsen's 262 counted buildings, 65.7% 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 Remsen ranks
Remsen scores 5th nationally and 6th 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, Remsen ranks 29,826 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,777 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,211 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Remsen
Remsen's low rating (5th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Remsen (65.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Remsen's figures come from
Remsen's 5th-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 Remsen's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.