Riverside (Suffolk), NY
Riverside (Suffolk), NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Riverside (Suffolk) sits at the 67th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,069 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Riverside (Suffolk) at the 57th national percentile — 11 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Riverside (Suffolk)'s building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Riverside (Suffolk)'s buildings (80.4%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Riverside (Suffolk) ranks
Within New York, Riverside (Suffolk) ranks higher (100th percentile) than it does nationally (67th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Riverside (Suffolk) ranks 10,343 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,467 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 4 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Riverside (Suffolk)
At the 67th percentile nationally, Riverside (Suffolk) carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Riverside (Suffolk)
Because 80.4% of Riverside (Suffolk)'s buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Riverside (Suffolk)'s figures come from
Riverside (Suffolk)'s 67th-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 Riverside (Suffolk)'s dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.