Ticonderoga, NY
How exposed is Ticonderoga to wildfire?
Ticonderoga sits at the 19th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,864 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ticonderoga at the 19th national percentile — 1 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
66% of Ticonderoga's 1,864 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 32.7% Direct and 1.3% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Ticonderoga against the rest of the country
Ticonderoga's 43rd-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 19th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ticonderoga ranks 25,567 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,867 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 734 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ticonderoga
At the 19th national percentile, Ticonderoga rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Ticonderoga
Because 66% of Ticonderoga'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 Ticonderoga's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,864 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ticonderoga. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ticonderoga's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.