Alton, UT
How exposed is Alton to wildfire?
Alton sits at the 95th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 135 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Alton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 90th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Alton: 91.1% of its 135 buildings, versus 8.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Alton compares
Alton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Utah (81st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (95th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alton ranks 1,559 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,519 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 63 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Alton
At the 95th percentile nationally, Alton carries the very 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Alton (91.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Alton's 95th-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 Alton, see the exposure-zones guide.