West Haverstraw, NY
West Haverstraw wildfire risk explained
USFS scores West Haverstraw at the 30th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 2,126 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, West Haverstraw's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 28th percentile nationally.
West Haverstraw's building exposure, zone by zone
89.7% of West Haverstraw's 2,126 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 5.8% Direct and 4.5% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How West Haverstraw compares
West Haverstraw's 65th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 30th 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, West Haverstraw ranks 21,972 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,126 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 458 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in West Haverstraw
West Haverstraw's moderate wildfire rating (30th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
West Haverstraw's 89.7% 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 2,126 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for West Haverstraw. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond West Haverstraw, see the exposure-zones guide.