Varna, NY
How exposed is Varna to wildfire?
Varna sits at the 11th 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 455 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Varna's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 11th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 55% of Varna's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 44.2% Indirect share and far above its 0.9% Minimal share — a profile where 250 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Varna ranks
Within New York, Varna ranks higher (27th percentile) than it does nationally (11th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Varna ranks 27,996 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,180 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 943 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Varna
At the 11th national percentile, Varna rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 55% of Varna in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Varna's 11th-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 Varna, see the exposure-zones guide.