Arlington, WY
Arlington, WY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Arlington sits at the 86th 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 55 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Arlington at the 83rd national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Arlington's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Arlington: 98.2% of its 55 buildings, versus 1.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Arlington compares
Arlington's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wyoming (73rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (86th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Arlington ranks 4,492 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,804 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 52 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
Arlington and the insurance market
Arlington's 86th-percentile, very high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Arlington (98.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Arlington's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 55 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Arlington. The exposure-zones guide covers what Arlington's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.